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Telling your child they have autism

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My son had his ASD diagnosis last week. After waiting for a while we have decided to pay. His diagnosis has been a huge relief but now we have a diagnosis, I am in a quandary about how to tell him. He is 10 years old and more than certain he wouldn’t understand this. How have others approached this? I want to be led by him and at the right time but can anyone share their owN experiences or thoughts on ways to do this? Thank you Blush 

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  • My son is only 3 so doesn't really know what autism is but the fact that me and him are both autistic means we have shared experiences and it helps him process things better.
    For instance, when he has an autistic meltdown he knows afterwards that it was just a meltdown and that its ok to have them cos daddy has them too 

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  • My son is only 3 so doesn't really know what autism is but the fact that me and him are both autistic means we have shared experiences and it helps him process things better.
    For instance, when he has an autistic meltdown he knows afterwards that it was just a meltdown and that its ok to have them cos daddy has them too 

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