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[quote=Anonymous]In your shoes I would not. DC’s mental health improved significantly after finding our about the Dx but that was because their mental health problems mostly stemmed from issues related to ASD, like feeling shame for not being able to handle transitions at school, having poor relationships with teachers and peers because of communication deficits, etc.

The diagnosis was helpful in two ways: 1) it took the shame out of the struggles because DC could think of their behavior in terms of a neurotype rather than “oh no something is wrong with me” and b) it gave them a direction for improvement. After the dx I could easily explain that their behavior was being interpreted as rude, and while DC didn’t love hearing that, taking the shame out of it made it easier to accept my instruction about improving communication. They even started reading manners guides.

So I would say keep the dx in your back pocket and if someday you do think that it would be helpful, share it then. [/quote]

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