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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]op - many of us have been there. I remember crying my eyes out that night (ds was 7) and then waking up in the middle of the night over and over for weeks just trying to adjust. The hardest part for me was that the autism dx gives you so many unknowns, bc it's so broad now. Will my kid just be quirky or will they be profoundly impacted? It was terrifying and i felt overwhelmed as a parent. 
What I will say is that the world has grown much much more open and accepting of neurodiversity and that will only increase as your kid gets older. By the time your kid is 25, autism will have long stopped being taboo, and there will be so much more acceptance and space created for those on the spectrum as we learn to better support them. Your child will continue to be who they are and grow in so many ways. and you are the parent they need - dont doubt yourself! and read read read and ask for help here. [/quote]

Thank you all- the above is exactly what I'm feeling- the unknowns of the future and long term outcomes is the most overwhelming. I agree society is trending in the right direction in terms of accepting neurodiversity. Given the world we live in I feel like it's hard to have hope but I'll try :) [/quote]

pp - yes, and look - I dont know you and no one on this board has a crystal ball and our kids are all impacted in different ways and have different challenges and that is debated back and forth here every day, but what I will say is that my child is just as capable of making profound impact in the world and in the lives of others and having and receiving love as an NT child or adult. I mean that seriously, I have just as high hopes for him if not higher - even though he has a lot of things that are hard for him. Our job is to learn as much as we can so we can help our little humans understand themselves. AND our job is to deal with all the feelings we have about having a different kid than we imagined. And not to feel bad about those feelings, accept them, process them - and recognize that have a different path that will be hard AF at times but also in many ways amazing.

You got this![/quote]

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