I'll try to keep it short.... DS is almost 7 and is a little "different" from all his cousins - shy, not sporty, not too keen on physical contact with people he's not close to. He also has major issues with food (eats very few things, all bland) and gets anxious if alone, can't go to sleep by himself.
He has always had lots of praise from school, and as we recently moved abroad, I went to see the school counselor - child psychologist who looks after new kids and kids with issues - to ask if they think he settled OK and to talk about the anxiety and food issues. I was told DS is doing really well, he doesn't have any issues at all and that I should relax and stop worrying.
We are now visiting family members that we only got to see once a year in the last three years.
Step MIL tells me that she and the rest of the family are talking a lot about DS and they came to the conclusion that he must have autism.
I don't know how to react, I don't know what to do.
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Help... Family members (who see DS once a year) decided to tell me they think DS is autistic
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BrainSurgeon · 29/07/2015 00:57
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