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[quote=Anonymous]If this has been going on for years, despite gentle redirection, then it probably means she cannot understand hints, is high-functioning autistic and needs to be explicitly taught to phrase it differently.

You need to practice alternative phrasing with her so that she knows what to blurt out, if she says anything at all. Tell her that in many circumstances (that you need to identify for her), she can just keep her mouth shut. Also, she needs repeated explanations on why society places great importance on courteous and diplomatic language, and why honest truths do not need to verbalized in most situations. You will need to identify those situations. Everything needs to be crystal clear and explained ad nauseam.

In short, there's a whole depth of work that needs to be done here before she leaves for college. Social-emotional communication issues do not get resolve with normal parenting hints.

- parent of high-functioning autistic teens and young adults. They have high IQs, but they needed to be explicitly taught social skills.

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