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[quote=Anonymous]OP, are you in the area? Sorry if I missed that.

If you are, we have a 13 year old we suspect has high-functioning autism. We also wonder how he will take the news. (We're on the waitlist for an evaluation.)

We spoke to a very well regarded psychologist in the area who has counseled many families around these issues.

He recommended Dr. David Black (endlessly recommended on this forum.) but he recommended him specifically for his skills in communicating with the boy in question about his diagnosis. He frames it well, and gets the kid on board.

Are you sure YOU are okay with the diagnosis? everything I'm reading on the topic makes it clear that it's easy to frame as a neutral, non-negative thing. I'm sure that there are ways that your son's brain works better than your average neurotypical kid's brain. A good psychologist will make sure he's well aware of his strengths as well as his challenges. You'd want him to know if he had asthma right? I don't see how this is different. It's just something neutral, the diagnosis doesn't change who he is or what he faces. It just opens the door to more tools to help him.[/quote]

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