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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the expectations you have, even if your child were NT and highly empathetic, are kind of unrealistic.

Very few children express gratitude to their parents on a regular basis.  I can't think of any who do.  The fantasy you relate of being thanked for taking care of your child while he/she is sick is almost laughable.

OP, really, this is not the way real children act.  It has nothing to do with HFA.  Children, real children, do not thank their parents for parenting them.

Your expectations are so over the top here that they are almost beyond belief.
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You should not be commenting on this forum. Parenting a child with autism is nothing like parenting a neurotypical child. [/quote]

Excuse me, but I do have such a child.  And you are not the Forum Police.

OP's expectations of gratitude are unrealistic.  She can model gratitude and tell social stories until she's blue but expecting a child to buy flowers for her and thank her for taking care of her when he's sick is BEYOND BIZARRE.  The child is not her lover.  [/quote]

NP poster here.  I have child with autism and a NT child.  My NT child expresses thanks to me for taking care of her all the time.  Especially when sick.  I think it's BEYOND BIZARRE that yours do not. Last week I was sick, and my NT DD  (year old) said "Let me take care you of you mom, you take such good care of me when I'm sick and I want to do the same for you."    I teach both my children to express gratitude and thanks, do you teach those things to your children?  When your child asks for a glass of water and you bring it, don't you expect a thank you?[/quote]

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