Puberty…. aah! How I dread you!!! Really, talk about not knowing where to start when you have to tell your child their body is changing…like every day! Oh man, those awkward moments of silence and as a parent, dreading the next question your child may ask. But really, as parents we are our child’s resource, so we must be brave and power through all those questions.
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Our children with ASD love their routines. They tend to get a bit obsessive or fixated on things. I don’t know about you, but this often drove me crazy! My son liked having the same routine every single day and if things didn’t go the way he thought they should, then it resulted in a tantrum/meltdown. Of course, as a behavior analyst I knew this would happen. However, as a parent, it was frustrating.
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It is scary to think of the day when you will finally need to have that hard conversation with your child/teen regarding their diagnosis. As a clinician, parents often ask, when is it okay to disclose to their child that they have ASD? How should they do it? They often ask, how did I do it? The reality is that it depends: some kids will realize that they are a bit different and will begin to question “why?”, while others will be completely unaware of their differences. What I often tell parents is to gauge their child’s maturity level and understanding.
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