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[quote=Anonymous]I've been there, and I agree. It is kind of a unique type of hard getting a diagnosis a bit later. We had some issues very early on, then things got very smooth and seemed on track, and then we got a diagnosis at age 9, after things completely fell apart at school and home for DC.

I lost a ton of friends at that time - partially because we moved to another school and partially because I couldn't handle watching some of the kids mine had grown up with succeeding so much while he was in the midst of a terrible time, and my friends just didn't get it at all.

Fast forward a couple of years, and we have found that some of the interventions have helped a lot. He is way, way happier, and so are we. There are still tough times, but it's pretty good right now.

I do still find it lonely, and some of the parent groups where I expected support and friendship have not really materialized like I had hoped. Ironically, some of the best support has ended up being random neighbors and work colleagues who I found out also have ND kids and "get it." I find this area to be a tough place to make friends anyway, but other parents with SN kids will be supportive. Hang in there. You can do this.[/quote]

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