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He's gone through hoops, assessments, therapies....all to fit in, but now his class are to hear a story about a little boy who has some social difficulties. I need to find the best way to tell him before his class hears the story. He's seven and I know it's time but sad that he just can't be accepted for himself without some explanation. Maybe he wouldn't have done so well in mainstream without going through what he has so far. He's a fantastic, hard working kid and I'm very proud of how hard he's worked at looking, and his social skills......all the things us "normal folks" think are important.

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A few books that are often recommended here to help are "All Cats Have Asperger's" and "Can I tell You About Asperger Syndrome?"
It would be nice if all kids could just accept without some explanation but that is expecting too much for kids that age. I mean some adults can't even be accepting of people with differences.

Good luck, its a tough spot you are in right now.

There's a section on the Parenting Index stickied at the top of this board called "disclosure" where you can read a number of posts on the subject (you'll see the books and post suggested above are themes)

Good luck - I am guessing it may well be a relief for everyone.

Would the other kids hearing about that at a young age make things better for him or make things worse? Sometimes it can call more attention to something than they paid attention to before.

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I'm giving it another shot. We will see.
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I think one reason a lot of us on the spectrum have depression is, many of us aren't accepted for who we are...we constantly have people trying to change us into 'normal' people it does take its toll on ones sense of worth and self esteem...at least in my experience. So yeah it is sad, not sure quite what to say as I don't have a solution for this....I guess the main thing is if you accept him for who he is that should help some.