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Learning about autism to help my son (feddit.uk)
submitted 2 weeks ago by NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk to c/autism@lemmy.world
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My 5yr old son has just been diagnosed. The diagnosis was binary (yes:no) rather than a scale which was the first lesson for me.

I need to understand how to support him and am not sure where to start. Does anyone have any advice please?

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[โ€“] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Honestly I would be careful trying to help to much as you can cause harm. What a lot of parents don't realize is that there is a strong desire to fit in which is just part of being human. With Autism there isn't a lot you can do other than being respectful and generally a good parent.

Also it might be worth examining the family tree. There have been a lots of parents that were diagnosed after the kid. Autism is genetic so it had to come from somewhere.

[โ€“] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks for taking the time to reply. These are really good points as I am not particularly good at fitting in myself. I position it as a super power (no peer pressure) but as you say, to a certain degree your child needs to conform.

I think I probably need to learn to be a parent and support as I have taken the opportunity for my wife being a very good mum to slack off myself