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Understand you want to tell them but then being kids, they may go online and research it and find out they maybe on the spectrum. Is this really necessary to introduce into their life? Right now their world is complicated enough with covid, visits with rotating parents, hormone surges, and the very unfriendly school system of bullies. Really? You need to throw another complication in those small developing brains? Can you just let it ride? Maybe try to be a more supportive parent is the greatest thing you try for.
Being open is not "force feeding". It is acknowledging.Never had my daughter labeled. She has worked thru a lot of things on her own. So l am hesitant to force feed kids things. I homeschooled her. She then went to a performing arts HS which helped with socialization skills. Am l on the spectrum? Undoubbly . (Spelling is purposely not correct).
You should get them checked also,I only found out I had autism because my son had it and his counselor started wondering about me then I was tested.
I have it. My daughter has it. She now is at the university. Some agree to tell the kids. Some of us don't. It's okay. Neither way is right or wrong.
@Suzette
Sorry if l upset you. I had to birthday gift shop this morning which left me in shambles. Do l get this, do l get that????☹☺
You should get them checked also,I only found out I had autism because my son had it and his counselor started wondering about me then I was tested.