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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again. I’ve only just started reading about PDA and a lot of the advice is about reframing demands to see more like a choice or a collaborative task. I’m more than happy to do this, and he has wonderful teachers and therapists who will do this too. I just worry for his future. His colleagues and boss aren’t going to keep rephrasing demands until he’s no longer triggered. I think everyone is becoming more understanding about what it means to be on the spectrum, but I’m concerned for his future relationships both personally and professionally. I appreciate what the PP is saying about my anxiety not changing the outcome, but I want to make sure I’m getting him the right help while he’s young so he develops good coping skills.[/quote]

We are all trying to be gentle here because we can tell you’re in crisis. But here’s the reality. You will never know if you got the right therapy because you won’t know the outcome had you done different things. And what’s right for one kid might not be right for another. And treatment might change as time passes - meaning that what we’re doing today might be found to be harmful or misguided tomorrow. You have to learn to content yourself with knowing you’re doing the best you can with the information you have.

Also, the worst is likely yet to come. Puberty can be hell on earth. On the other hand sometimes maturity changes things but that’s a long time away. [/quote]

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