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I would like to very much thank everyone who replied to my query. I have never been in a chat room before and I can,t tell you how nice it was to hear from people who are going through the same thing. It was an amazing relief. We did have a big talk with Rob last night as he seemed to want to talk. I think it went well although he got upset, obviously, it was good to be honest with him. I'm afraid we didn't give it a name though.

I havean 11year old son who has aspergers. He was diagnosed at 2 and a half. He is a bright well behaved boy and has just started at his local grammar school. We have never sat him down and told him of his condition as up until now we have not thought he would understand or that it would have been any benefit to him . We have told him however that he has social skill difficulties but he doesn't like listening to any of our advice and there are no social skill groups in our area. His school is keen for us to tell him but we are worried it might upset him and once said we can't take it back. We also worry what he mightt tell his peers aat school and will they look at him even more oddly. Is this just our pride? Any useful tips from anyone who has gone or is going through this experience, good or bad?