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[quote=Anonymous]I lost my best friend of 15 years many, many years ago.  She and her husband were hyper-critical of my daughter (then 3) who has PDD-NOS and ADHD.  Her kids are NT and she couldn't seem to understand that my daughter wasn't a bad kid--she was different.  That was 10 years ago and I still find it hard to connect with other mom's who judge my child and in turn, me.  Not only is it difficult for my DD to make friends, but as a SAHM who doesn't live in a real neighborhood, I can't seem to connect either.  I don't know if it is my own fears of how my DD will be judged or if it is their own prejudices and worries that my DD will bring down their child's social status.  I will say that at 13, and after many years of therapy, my DD seems more like a quirky kid than a child with multiple disabilities. She has an extremely high IQ and for the most part now comes across as the absent-minded professor type.  She has a couple of very good friends for whom I am very thankful.  Just feeling kind of blue today....I guess I am another one of those DCUM's who is having trouble making friends.  Any other parents of children with disabilities share these concerns?[/quote]

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