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Another note to parents: Why you should talk to your child about their disability
Your child knows they are different from other people. It’s pretty obvious. Not talking about it won’t mean they don’t notice the divide, and they know it *far* sooner than they talk…
What age is good for explaining? My son’s 4 at the moment, so I’m guessing we have a few more years. Will he ask? He still mostly repeats things (though he’s getting really awesome at using the things he repeats in context and as communication). I don’t know how much he gets from me right now, but I talk to him whenever he’s interested.
I would start soon. I knew I was different just after my third birthday. He may not yet, but every day of confusion is fear and pain. You want to get to it soon, ideally preempt his awareness of it. Keep it short and simple at first. After all, he is four.
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I agree with this poster’s intent, but not some of their verbage. I have met people who have never even been told that...
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Some guesses (although, really SO MUCH depends on how he communicates): 1) There’ve got to be lots of situations in...
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Guess away! Insightful guessing is better than random guessing any day, and I think I mostly do the latter.
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Yes. This. I spend time each week with a young woman who has severe OCD, and I suspect that she knows maybe two other...
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I agree with all of this. I knew I was always a little different. I first knew that in first grade when I realized I had...
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I like both your words!
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I would start soon. I knew I was different just after my third birthday. He may not yet, but every day of confusion is...
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I like your words! For real, I’m 39 and I’m only just now finding out that my entire life of loneliness and feeling...
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I’d say around age 10. That’s when kids usually start noticing differences in people, and it’s when they start paying...
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