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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 473706" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Everyone has such great points. Really making me think. bottom line to me is that this all reinforces that it is a beautiful thing that each of us knows our own kids and what they need. Sharing these ideas helps me really sort thru what I have chosen and think about what could happen in future. </p><p>I too tell my son it is just a different way of thinking and that everybody has something to deal with. (he always likes to be INCLUDED so that really made a difference to him). I also found that the "illness" thing for him was very real at one point, and he feared it-- and I didn't realize it. He finally asked if it was like ALS???? I am sure the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) thing had been tossed around in the classroom and wherever. I usually say autism. So we talked a lot about that (he is really into lou gerhig). He seems ok with that concept now but I wont take it for granted. As for Santa, he would be totally left out of our family culture etc. But one of my best friends is Muslim and she had been raised Christian. They don't celebrate Christmas but they do celebrate X-mas if that makes sense. They do it like a national holiday. two of her three are Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) too. </p><p></p><p>In the end, I stick to my motto: MONITOR AND ADJUST</p><p></p><p>Another difficult child funny....he has heard me say so many times at the counter in dr. offices and at the pharmacy that he "has straight M.A." (for insurance) that he has started telling people at school and I have heard him say it outside too.... "I have straight m.a." Like it is a diagnosis. He does say it to his teacher like she should let him off the hook sometimes. Never happens though, smile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 473706, member: 12886"] Everyone has such great points. Really making me think. bottom line to me is that this all reinforces that it is a beautiful thing that each of us knows our own kids and what they need. Sharing these ideas helps me really sort thru what I have chosen and think about what could happen in future. I too tell my son it is just a different way of thinking and that everybody has something to deal with. (he always likes to be INCLUDED so that really made a difference to him). I also found that the "illness" thing for him was very real at one point, and he feared it-- and I didn't realize it. He finally asked if it was like ALS???? I am sure the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) thing had been tossed around in the classroom and wherever. I usually say autism. So we talked a lot about that (he is really into lou gerhig). He seems ok with that concept now but I wont take it for granted. As for Santa, he would be totally left out of our family culture etc. But one of my best friends is Muslim and she had been raised Christian. They don't celebrate Christmas but they do celebrate X-mas if that makes sense. They do it like a national holiday. two of her three are Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) too. In the end, I stick to my motto: MONITOR AND ADJUST Another difficult child funny....he has heard me say so many times at the counter in dr. offices and at the pharmacy that he "has straight M.A." (for insurance) that he has started telling people at school and I have heard him say it outside too.... "I have straight m.a." Like it is a diagnosis. He does say it to his teacher like she should let him off the hook sometimes. Never happens though, smile. [/QUOTE]
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