Dr. Karen Wilson

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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children · TPP 320: Dr. Karen Wilson on How (and When) to Talk to Kids About Their Diagnoses · 28 Feb 2023 podcast
And that is empowering.
And they may choose to share with a close friend.
that they have autism.
Sometimes I'll say things that are inappropriate, but I really don't mean to.
And then describe what that is like for them as a person who is autistic.
And so that can also be empowering and a relief.
Because then you can share that information.
Someone else can understand your experience.
and connect with you with a better understanding of your intention behind what it is that you're saying and doing.
It really does.
It depends on all of those things.
And, you know, sometimes kids will know and they'll say, Do I have ADHD?
At that point a parent doesn't want to say,
hide it or lie if it's true, right?
You want to answer the question with honesty.
But then you don't just say yes, you say, and this is what ADHD is, because there can be misconceptions from the child's perspective on what that is.
And may not understand that it manifests in different ways, that it's not that you can't pay attention.
It's just it's harder for you to pay attention, particularly when things are not interesting to you.
And that can be a light bulb moment.
And do you know what when kids have ADHD, it's not just attention.
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