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Hi my son won’t accept his diagnosis, hes 13 and I’ve always thought it but his anxiety is through the roof.. he’s always on his room and I would say only slightly on the spectrum with anxiety and a a bit of a loner but I worry this is his life forever? 

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  • If he is on the spectrum, then it is a lifelong condition. He is in good company though, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Mozart, Picasso and Michelangelo all showed marked autistic traits. He is probably in his room in order to recover from the stress and exhaustion caused by having to be sociable at school. It is a standard autistic reaction. As for his future, well I'm autistic, am married with two children and had a long career in scientific research, and I spent and still spend lots of time on my own in my room.

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  • If he is on the spectrum, then it is a lifelong condition. He is in good company though, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Mozart, Picasso and Michelangelo all showed marked autistic traits. He is probably in his room in order to recover from the stress and exhaustion caused by having to be sociable at school. It is a standard autistic reaction. As for his future, well I'm autistic, am married with two children and had a long career in scientific research, and I spent and still spend lots of time on my own in my room.

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  • in reply to Martin

    Thank you so much for replying, I’m trying to explain why he feels like he does with his overthinking and sever anxiety but he’s having none of it and refuses to accept he’s autistic, I’m thinking I leave it until he comes to me but as a parent I worry I’m doing the wrong thing all the time