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[quote=Anonymous]I am going to offer a different perspective. I have been that mom on the sidelines for 5 years knowing, with absolute certainty, that a kiddo in my close circle was on the autism spectrum and trying ever so delicately every 2-3 months to nudge the parents (good friends but in total denial) that they needed to get specialized help. Finally, abt three years in, I just flat out said that having worked with children very similar to their kid who were on the spectrum, I hoped that they would evaluate their kid who was beginning to truly struggle. They thanked me and did nothing. After that, I just dropped it because I felt I had absolutely gone above and beyond any reasonable boundary and it was no longer (if ever it was) my place to raise the issue. Honestly, it was so, so difficult to see this kid I really care about struggle mightily in early elementary school knowing that the clock was ticking and the importance of early intervention. He was finally diagnosed four years after that talk. And it took another year to get him stabilized and get the right supports in place. It sucked...so much unnecessary struggle and heartache for the parents and the kiddo. But you know what?! It was a journey they "had" to experience on their own terms without me meddling. I don't regret my initial comments or that conversation but that's really all that I could do and even that came dangerously close to costing their friendship. I say this not because your kid may or may not have autism but to share some insight as to what it might feel like for her. Having said that, she needs to let it go and move on. Just be direct with her as the other PPs have indicated.[/quote]

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