Re: How do you deal with telling or not telling about DX

[Guest guest]

Hmmmmm....I dont really remember what I did in the very beginning. I think I

just flat out told people that Greggory (and then later Alec) was autistic. I

know now that with Alec being 5 yrs old and 60 lbs and almost 4 feet tall most

people can tell there is something wrong with him. We dont get many people

trying to talk to him anymore. Just weird looks now.

Jacquie H

How do you deal with telling or not telling about

DX

Good Morning Everyone,

is getting to the age where other children or adults will speak to him

(like at the playground or the beach) and expect a reply. Not that they are rude

but just normal interaction. Up to this point, I would just smile and say " say

Hi " . He is almost 2.5 now and I don't want people to think we are rude.

Luckily he looks a bit younger than he is so perhaps people don't think too much

yet but they will as he gets older. He was only Dx in March so we have in the

mode of not telling people about his DX yet. At the ped, a child was talking to

him with his mother and I could tell the mother thought it odd that he did not

reply or was just talking " justinspeak " , her son was 1 year younger and talking.

So I said, " he is a bit delayed and doesn't speak yet " and Her reply " oh don't

worry he will, my son talks so much because I talk to him all the time " !! Ok I

just bite my tongue and smiled. (This was before his dx)...I know she meant

well........

Oh so before I go off on a ramble about that, I will get back to my point...Do

you tell strangers your child is Autistic, do you just not say anything? I just

don't know. I am not ashamed of my son however I know the stigma that goes with

Autism and I know that many people will react very strongly to it and perhaps

not want their child to play with mine (like it is catching LOL). Maybe I don't

give people enough credit......

I would love to hear all your thoughts. I will be back tomorrow night, taking

the boys to the grandparents

Warm Regards

& ASD 11/25/00 in Maine

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[Guest guest]

Hmmmmm....I dont really remember what I did in the very beginning. I think I

just flat out told people that Greggory (and then later Alec) was autistic. I

know now that with Alec being 5 yrs old and 60 lbs and almost 4 feet tall most

people can tell there is something wrong with him. We dont get many people

trying to talk to him anymore. Just weird looks now.

Jacquie H

How do you deal with telling or not telling about

DX

Good Morning Everyone,

is getting to the age where other children or adults will speak to him

(like at the playground or the beach) and expect a reply. Not that they are rude

but just normal interaction. Up to this point, I would just smile and say " say

Hi " . He is almost 2.5 now and I don't want people to think we are rude.

Luckily he looks a bit younger than he is so perhaps people don't think too much

yet but they will as he gets older. He was only Dx in March so we have in the

mode of not telling people about his DX yet. At the ped, a child was talking to

him with his mother and I could tell the mother thought it odd that he did not

reply or was just talking " justinspeak " , her son was 1 year younger and talking.

So I said, " he is a bit delayed and doesn't speak yet " and Her reply " oh don't

worry he will, my son talks so much because I talk to him all the time " !! Ok I

just bite my tongue and smiled. (This was before his dx)...I know she meant

well........

Oh so before I go off on a ramble about that, I will get back to my point...Do

you tell strangers your child is Autistic, do you just not say anything? I just

don't know. I am not ashamed of my son however I know the stigma that goes with

Autism and I know that many people will react very strongly to it and perhaps

not want their child to play with mine (like it is catching LOL). Maybe I don't

give people enough credit......

I would love to hear all your thoughts. I will be back tomorrow night, taking

the boys to the grandparents

Warm Regards

& ASD 11/25/00 in Maine

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[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone!! You all are so thoughtful and kind to share your feelings. I

think I will play it by ear for now until I myself am used to the dx. However I

really agree with the idea that in order for the stigma of Autism to go away is

to educate.

Thanks again everyone

Warm Regards

& ASD 11/25/00 in Maine

How do you deal with telling or not telling about

DX

Good Morning Everyone,

is getting to the age where other children or adults will speak to him

(like at the playground or the beach) and expect a reply. Not that they are rude

but just normal interaction. Up to this point, I would just smile and say " say

Hi " . He is almost 2.5 now and I don't want people to think we are rude.

Luckily he looks a bit younger than he is so perhaps people don't think too much

yet but they will as he gets older. He was only Dx in March so we have in the

mode of not telling people about his DX yet. At the ped, a child was talking to

him with his mother and I could tell the mother thought it odd that he did not

reply or was just talking " justinspeak " , her son was 1 year younger and talking.

So I said, " he is a bit delayed and doesn't speak yet " and Her reply " oh don't

worry he will, my son talks so much because I talk to him all the time " !! Ok I

just bite my tongue and smiled. (This was before his dx)...I know she meant!

well........

Oh so before I go off on a ramble about that, I will get back to my point...Do

you tell strangers your child is Autistic, do you just not say anything? I just

don't know. I am not ashamed of my son however I know the stigma that goes with

Autism and I know that many people will react very strongly to it and perhaps

not want their child to play with mine (like it is catching LOL). Maybe I don't

give people enough credit......

I would love to hear all your thoughts. I will be back tomorrow night, taking

the boys to the grandparents

Warm Regards

& ASD 11/25/00 in Maine

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