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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not sure if the OP has the same friends as I do, but my friends also just got the autism diagnosis for their 2 year old son.  It's been a month. The father is still somewhat in denial, the mother is prone to tears.   T  Be very cautious, OP.  Don't start proposing therapies right away, don't overwhelm them.  Bit by bit.  One thing you can say at this point - "Thank God you guys were so proactive and identified autism at an early age."  According to my friend, this phrase made her feel better and not like "I am the worst mother in the world, I did this to my child."  She's slowly but surely starting to look at books about raising an autistic child and yesterday she asked me about Child Find.  I say it's a small victory.  At least she's not in denial.  [/quote]

I'm going through the Child Find process now with my 2 yr old ASD diagnosed DS.  If your friend wants to talk, I'm happy to do so.  My email is m o a n d b e l l y AT o u t l o o k dot com[/quote]

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