As a mother of a neurodiverse 7 year old, finding it extremely hard to find good friends or company to hang out as a family.
We lost our few friends when the diagnosis came about because they couldn’t relate to it which made socializing together quite painful ( read exhausting!) because of frequent judgement/ need to explain. Half a decade later we are still unable to find one family which can truly accept our child for who he is rather than who he should be. What are we doing wrong?

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As a parent to a child on the spectrum, i feel similarly. Some families have become distant when they learn (or see) how different my child behaves.

But its best to keep a positive mindset. Their loss…

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