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Now What? Late Autism Diagnosis: What Parents Need to Know Next
Now What? Late Autism Diagnosis: What Parents Need to Know Next
A later autism diagnosis can bring relief, grief, guilt, confusion, and clarity all at once. In this episode of Beneath the Behavior, Dr. Mark Bowers continues the “Now What?” series by helping parents understand what often happens when a child is diagnosed with autism later in childhood or adolescence. Many parents look back after a diagnosis and wonder, “How did we miss this?” But often, families did not miss the signs. They noticed the anxiety, sensory sensitivities, emotional meltdowns, s...