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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Waiting to tell her is terrible advice. Many people with ASDs have a hard time with transitions. Giving them as much warning as possible is the best practice. [/quote]

Telling her now will create anticipatory anxiety that will last a long time. There is plenty of time to tell her closer to the event. At that point she can help decorate the baby's room and her new room and can be given a role. Trouble with transitions doesn't mean you spring something on her at least a year or year and a half ahead of time when she's anxious.[/quote]

My ASD kid would meltdown if there wasn't a lot of warning and if he didn't have plenty of time to deal with it. I'll deal with him talking it out over several months vs. him blowing up and melting down because he didn't have a lot of warning. [/quote]

The OP isn't even pregnant yet.  Giving adequate warning is one thing, but it's not even a distant reality yet.

After the first trimester will give a kid 6 months--that's an adequate head's up even for a kid on the spectrum.[/quote]

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