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[quote=Anonymous]I have not told my kid about his diagnosis, but he probably guesses & knows that he is different. Since age 2, he has IEP, weekly OT/ST private therapies and some private evaluation appointments. He has autism, adhd, apraxia, hypotonia & etc. At age 9, he talks really well, and he is really smart. He has not gotten much trouble attending private daycare, public school mainstream, and attend regular summer camps. He swims, kick soccer, has playdates with other NT kids (even though sometimes he acts awkward), gets invited to birthday parties etc. He has some casual friends, but there are zero best friends. He has been trying his best to act his best everywhere because he is afraid that he gets in trouble. He is not medicated yet. I have been raising him no big different like my younger NT kid, and I never limit his exposure to new things or activities.

There is a playgroup with autism kids in the area, and they would want to do regular playdates in a group setting. I have no details other than that I know the playgroup exists and it is a new playgroup. He has not played with SN kid or attended SN playgroup before. Can someone tell me if this is good for his development to join in the long run? What should I or he expect? And, what should I tell him in advance if we plan to attend? I have to bring his younger NT sibling (mama's girl), should I tell her something in advance if we all plan to attend? It will be me only taking these 2 kids to attend.  I have seen a few high functioning autism kids at therapy center, but I have never interacted with any of them directly except sometimes talking to their parents for random talks about school/kid.[/quote]

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