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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC was recently diagnosed with autism.  I've suspected for years that DH is also on the spectrum, but with DC's diagnosis, I'm sure of it. FWIW He now identifies as autistic.

How about you? How do you deal?

Issues I've run across -- DH constantly tells me how hard it is to like DC. I secretly think the same thing about DH, and I resent him for not empathizing more with DC. The things that make her hard are doubled in him. Yet, I love her deeply; I'm not sure he feels the same.

It is hard to teach new skills to DC, especially social ones. DH has no friends and is not a great model. Worse, he models antisocial behavior to DC. So when I try to help DC, she asks why she has to change when dad does not.

What are you seeing in your own lives?

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Put the spectrum aside for a moment. What specifically is DH doing that models poor behavior? And how can they improve?

We just had a thread where someone was making a big deal that  their kid wasn't looking  at parent's face as much as parent wanted, despite frequent attempts to train the kid, so specifics matter. [/quote]

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