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The Adjustment of Parenting a Child on the Pathway to Autism

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It was December 2018 when my 4-year-old son was first referred to the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) pathway. I have to admit that I didn’t understand a whole lot about this process at the time, but I came away from that first assessment feeling quite anxious, and had so many unanswered questions.

What might this mean for my son, and for our family in the years that followed? Would he end up held back in his learning? Would he face social challenges, or in some other important aspect of life?

Having your child flagged for any kind of potential disabilities can be extremely unsettling as a parent. And so I did what some mums would probably do in that situation — I consulted with google, only to end up confirming all of my very worst fears!

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