Telling your child...share your story

[Guest guest]

I'm thinking of telling my 7-year-old son about his ASD sometime soon in a

low-key, age-appropriate way. I'm sense that it's about the right time and that

overall it will be of benefit to him to know. But....like every parent, I have

those scary " what if " feelings. Like, " What if it makes him sad? Angry? What

if giving him a 'label' damages him? changes him? " ...you know, all those

concerns. My husband is very nervous about it. I actually think it's most

likely that it won't phase him much, he'll run off to play more Pokemon and just

sort of gradually absorb the information.

I think it would help me to hear people's stories about when they told their

child and describe the reactions whether positive, negative, mixed, neutral. If

you have the time to tell your story, either on list or off, I'd be most

grateful.

-Mich