Mems
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Hello
I've got a question I've been asking myself for some weeks.
If an autistic child has for example a mother who plays manipulative games or does emotional blackmail or makes the child feel guilty all the time, or a father who has a major depression or is not really interested in his child it cannot lead to the same problems as if the child would be neurotypical.
If a neurotypical child grows up in a family who is psychologically dysfunctional this child will become dysfunctional as well and - depending on the problems it will face later on because of that - will need to go to therapy.
What about autistic children? How do they handle dysfunctional relationships and how much or what kind of long-term damage will it do to them? I guess they will be stressed a lot more. But otherwise I cannot imagine how they perceive for example if somebody wants to make them feel guilty all the time.
I know that every autistic child is unique. But perhaps there are common tendencies like it is the case with neurotypical children.
I'm curious about your replies.
I've got a question I've been asking myself for some weeks.
If an autistic child has for example a mother who plays manipulative games or does emotional blackmail or makes the child feel guilty all the time, or a father who has a major depression or is not really interested in his child it cannot lead to the same problems as if the child would be neurotypical.
If a neurotypical child grows up in a family who is psychologically dysfunctional this child will become dysfunctional as well and - depending on the problems it will face later on because of that - will need to go to therapy.
What about autistic children? How do they handle dysfunctional relationships and how much or what kind of long-term damage will it do to them? I guess they will be stressed a lot more. But otherwise I cannot imagine how they perceive for example if somebody wants to make them feel guilty all the time.
I know that every autistic child is unique. But perhaps there are common tendencies like it is the case with neurotypical children.
I'm curious about your replies.