DS has been recently diagnosed with ASD, but we've suspected that for a few months. He ASD is not obvious for a casual onlooker and I find myself having to apologise for some of his behaviours - he is not too bad, he would probably just pass under 'naughty' or 'quirky' or 'bad parenting' for the judgemental. So I am often torn between looking like a bad mother and pretending not to care and telling people about DS' ASD. Unfortunately, to the uninitiated it's just another excuse for 'bad parenting'. How often do you tell strangers about your DC's ASD?
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