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From: Sarah Vaughan on 28 Jul 2008 18:47
I've just been reading a query on a problem page blog by a woman who's
wondering how, when, and whether she should talk to her son about the
fact that he has autism. (The post is at
<http://www.askmoxie.org/2008/07/qa-special-needs-child.html>.) I'd be
interested to hear people's views.


All the best,

Sarah
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From: Ken on 28 Jul 2008 19:56
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:47:28 +0100, Sarah Vaughan
<nannyogg(a)samael.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>I've just been reading a query on a problem page blog by a woman who's
>wondering how, when, and whether she should talk to her son about the
>fact that he has autism. (The post is at
><http://www.askmoxie.org/2008/07/qa-special-needs-child.html>.) I'd be
>interested to hear people's views.
>
>
>All the best,
>
>Sarah
We told my daughter about her Asperger's fairly early; as soon as the
diagnosis was confirmed. But she already knew there was something
different about her as the testing had gone on for years. Also, she
was well aware of other Aspies at the school who were similar to her.

There are two or three Autistics at the school & I believe they were
told fairly early. The other Aspie girl wasn't told until she was
almost finished, when the school suggested to her parents that she
stay back another year to improve her social skills before going to
High School.

General pattern seems to be to tell the young person when behavior
patterns make it obvious there is a difference.
From: Terry Jones on 29 Jul 2008 02:47
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:47:28 +0100, Sarah Vaughan
<nannyogg(a)samael.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>I've just been reading a query on a problem page blog by a woman who's
>wondering how, when, and whether she should talk to her son about the
>fact that he has autism. (The post is at
><http://www.askmoxie.org/2008/07/qa-special-needs-child.html>.) I'd be
>interested to hear people's views.

I'd say as soon as he seems to be becoming aware of differences /
specific issues (like sensory, etc.), though not necessarily in one
big chunk.

As for;
"How do you manage their "issues" (treatments, therapies, medical
inteventions, etc.) while still loving and respecting them as people?
How do you straddle the line between living your experience as the
parent of a special needs child and honoring their experience as a
special needs person?"

She needs to know that there are *adult* autistics out here who can
give here some useful advice based on personal experience. (Scrolling
down, I see that you've already mentioned that, and posted a link to
a.s.a :)
--

Terry
From: Eva on 29 Jul 2008 06:32

"Terry Jones" <terryjones(a)beeb.net> wrote in message
news:dect845982g2mbi92gru86a42vn3n403ip(a)4ax.com...

>
> ....She needs to know that there are *adult* autistics out here who can
> give here some useful advice based on personal experience. ....
---------------
Have any of you ever done this, "mentored" a child?

Eva


From: Sarah Vaughan on 29 Jul 2008 08:54
Terry Jones wrote:

> She needs to know that there are *adult* autistics out here who can
> give here some useful advice based on personal experience. (Scrolling
> down, I see that you've already mentioned that, and posted a link to
> a.s.a :)

Anyone know of any other good forums for that kind of thing? I always
find it kind of tricky to explain to someone who doesn't know anything
about newsgroups how to access/download them, so it would be really
useful to know of a similar webpage-based forum.


All the best,

Sarah
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