Newly diagnosed 8yo. When should we tell him? Would it help him if I was also assessed?

Hi John74773,

You might want to have a look at some of the pages on our Advice and Guidance section here on the NAS site. For example, the page on post-diagnosis support for parents and carers is here - https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis/post-diagnosis-support/parents-and-carers - and we also have advice on talking to your child about their autism diagnosis which you can find here - https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/Topics/diagnosis/disclosing-your-autism/parents-and-carers

With regards to your own diagnosis, we have an advice page on pre-diagnosis support for adults who think they might be autistic, which you can find here - https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis/pre-diagnosis/adults

Hope some of the advice here will be helpful to you,

Best wishes,
Ross - mod

Thanks for this signposting Ross-Mod.

We haven't been as proactive as we should have been on the NAS site, this will definitely help us.

Thanks for this signposting Ross-Mod.

We haven't been as proactive as we should have been on the NAS site, this will definitely help us.