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 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: I'm a Mum to a child with high functioning asd

Jwg
Posted: 08 Feb 2017, 4:12 pm 

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I'm sorry the school have been slow, Joe has struggled with ypthinfs for years, and the schools wouldn't act, he's now at high school and they are brilliant, we couldn't wish for any better.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Son doesn't want to know his diagnosis......

Jwg
Posted: 08 Feb 2017, 4:10 pm 

Replies: 29
Views: 1,357
[quote="rowan_nichol")

Thanks for that feedback in the last sentence. We must be getting something right.
All the best.[/quote]

It is really helpful to get your opinions, after all people can tell me in here an awful lot more than any expert can learn. :D

Thanks for all the replies!

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: I'm a Mum to a child with high functioning asd

Jwg
Posted: 05 Feb 2017, 5:34 pm 

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Thanks everyone!! !

We are in the UK and are really having to fight for some help, luckily we have a fantastic senco teacher who is helping us. :D

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Son doesn't want to know his diagnosis......

Jwg
Posted: 05 Feb 2017, 5:30 pm 

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As for telling people about his AS, I'd just keep it to family. When I went to senior school, my mother insisted that my class knew about my AS, naively thinking they would be more sympathetic. Nope. The whole of year 7 was told about my AS. My best friend at the time told me everyone was saying th...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Son doesn't want to know his diagnosis......

Jwg
Posted: 05 Feb 2017, 5:16 pm 

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Unless his brothers are significantly older and more mature then if you want to respect Joe's decision not to know I would also keep it from his brothers. It's inevitable one of them is going to use it as a pejorative insult at some point, it's just how young boys are. I am really proud of his brot...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Son doesn't want to know his diagnosis......

Jwg
Posted: 01 Feb 2017, 7:25 am 

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Views: 1,357
Joe is 12 and has been brought up knowing that all children are different, and that he is different from a lot of kids. He is aware that he is different enough from most kids to be diagnosed with something, but refuses to be told what this is, though he agreed we could tell his brothers. So my quest...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: I'm a Mum to a child with high functioning asd

Jwg
Posted: 01 Feb 2017, 7:18 am 

Replies: 7
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I guess my story will be nothing new, my son has just been diagnosed with high functioning ASD, even though we've known for years, and have been asking for help for the last 8. Anyway he's now 12, and in a mess, he's not been to school since June 2016, and we are struggling to get help for him. We'v...
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