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Do I tell my little boy he has autism? Please help

NAS81754

My boy is 5, he is going at his own pace with much support. However I sense he knows he is different? How do I explain to a very literal and sensitive little boy what autism is? 

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  • We tell our son that he is different like mummy & daddy (we are both diagnosed) and that it's not a bad thing, everybody is different.

    I think it's easier to keep it simple with them, they don't need to know what lies ahead for them in life. Just reassure that you will be there to help. 

  • in reply to ProbablyTheWay

    Thank you for this, I use phrases like this to him a lot. Can I ask you this, how did it feel when you understood it? Relief? I always wonder how he will feel. 

    Thanks again 

  • in reply to NAS81754

    Autistic females usually get diagnosed at a later age, I've listened to many of them and they felt relief when they found out they are autistic. They said finding out they are autistic finally made everything in their life start to make sense, they couldn't understand their difficulties beforehand.  

    I've seen a father say the therapist told him to let his son come to it in his own time, using his own words, at this point the father was using "different" instead of "Autism". 

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    Autistic females usually get diagnosed at a later age, I've listened to many of them and they felt relief when they found out they are autistic. They said finding out they are autistic finally made everything in their life start to make sense, they couldn't understand their difficulties beforehand.  

    I've seen a father say the therapist told him to let his son come to it in his own time, using his own words, at this point the father was using "different" instead of "Autism". 

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