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Disclosure 101: Why Parents Need to Talk to their Kids

1/26/2016

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"How will I know when it's time to tell my children about their Asperger's/Autism diagnoses?"
"What should I say if my child asks me a question about autism?"
"Won't it just hurt his self-esteem to know a diagnosis?  How does having a label help?"
"What's the best way to tell my children about their diagnoses?  What shouldn't I do?"

Parents call AANE with these and similar questions everyday.  They want to help their children understand themselves--understand how their diagnoses may affect them--but they also worry about what happens next.  I posed the question of why parents should tell their children about an Asperger's diagnosis to my 18-year-old son, Noah, who was diagnosed with Asperger's when he was 3 years old.  With the help of our dog, Lavender, this is what he had to say…


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When Siblings Collide--What's Fair? 6 Tips to Calm Sibling Chaos

10/10/2014

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Siblings have long memories when it comes to the perceived inconsistencies from parents. My older brothers can pull up examples from 40 years ago that clearly demonstrate the perceived advantages I received as the youngest sibling (and only girl). Parents try to treat kids fairly. So what do we do when one or more of our kids have special needs and require different rules, expectations and consequences? 

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    Brenda Dater is the author of Parenting without Panic: A Pocket Support Group for Parents of Children and Teens on the Autism Spectrum (Asperger's Syndrome). Brenda is also the Director of Child and Teen Services at AANE.

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