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Meeting boyfriends child. Any tips. All new for me .

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pumpeduppenguin · 02/12/2020 14:26

I am meeting my boyfriends child tonight. He is ten and is an only child who lives with his mum most of the time and is with his dad eow and holidays... as they live far away from one another.
I am nervous as this little boy has autism and I know how rigid and anxious children with autism can be . I don't want to add to
His stress . He also was not treated equally through his dads last relationship by his dads ex partner so I'm very aware of potential discomfort on his
Behalf.
Any tips much appreciated thank you.

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Sunshineandflipflops · 02/12/2020 14:44

How old is he op? How long have you been together? Does he know about you already?

the reason I ask is that hopefully your bf will have told his son about you and been working up to the meeting so it's not such a big step for him.

My only advice is just to be kind to him and show an interest in him and what he likes but take it at his pace and don't overload him with questions.

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