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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She sounds like she may be on the spectrum and would benefit from a social skills group. Your kids can’t always the social skills group.

- parent of kid on the spectrum.[/quote]

Why do you need to diagnose a child you haven't met?  Does that meet your needs?  No, just no.[/quote]

NP here, it’s common to notice similarities when you’re around someone on the spectrum. I think people need to stop acting like autism is some kind of slur. The point remains: [b]The child needs a social skills group and her cousins cannot be her therapists. [/b][/quote]
+1 from yet another NP with a dd with HFA, who thinks OP’s niece is likely on the spectrum. I don’t know if BIL and SIL are using OP’s kids to fill the void because their dd has no friends or whether they’re actually hoping spending time with cousins will help their dd learn how to play with others successfully, but their plan isn’t working.

I wouldn’t mention autism to them, but I would gently let them know that my kids can’t be their cousin’s entire social life and that they need to invest in relationships with other people too.[/quote]

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