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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]hmmm I have some different thoughts on this. I think the label is helpful for the parents getting services and also being candid with school but to everyone else..nope not helpful esp if this is a child that has high functioning. Why? It will will hurt socially..it's the dirty secret but true. I have friend whose dd is on the spectrum and with several years of services..you would have no idea..I only knew because we are very close. If she had broadcast this..that would be something people talked about..oh you know Joanie has problems and kids can be brutal. This is not a war children need to fight..they don't. So I completely understand if a family doesn't want to talk openly about this. Let's not judge..everyone is trying to do the best for their kids. Frankly..if it isn't your child..it's not your business.[/quote]

It is my child and not yours and I think you are completely wrong.  Treating AS like a secret only perpetuates a sense of shame about it.  My DS doesn't consider his diagnosis to be a big deal.  he will mention it if it comes up but he doesn't feel defined by it.  No one has been brutal to him, he is not fighting any wars.  He has never been hurt socially by it.  He's just being honest when its appropriate.  He is very comfortable in his own skin.

Maybe you feel more comfortable when your friend doesn't speak to you about her son's diagnosis because of your own discomfort with it.  But in this case you have no idea.[/quote]

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