When do I discuss Asperger's w/son

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i remember that elephant, i can't remember it's name either though but it was only in books

O.k., any other suggestions ? Parents of Aspies or Aspies, please respond on the subject at hand.
Thanks.

I wondered the exact same thing and just took it in my own hands. My son is ten and I told him a few months back. My husband and I sat down with him and just tried to explain it as best as we could. There was no reaction and no questions. I purchased a couple books about Asperger's geared for kids and we sat down a different day and read through them and I told him to tell me when something sounded like him or if he felt that way too. I tried to make it fun and not so "serious" and again I felt like he didn't really get it. I think he knows that he's "different" and my husband and I discuss certain "Asperger" issues when he's around so I know he's aware but not fully understanding.

My son didn't show any emotion or ask any questions either when we told him and he was 10 at the time. However, there are times when he will tell me that he's stupid and feel really depressed because there is something wrong with him. I'll try to talk with him about it, but he doesn't really want to discuss it. We have also taken him to his psychologist, and he has opened up a little to her about it. He says he likes going to see her, and that he thinks she helps him understand better.

Do you mean Elmer?

We told our 7 year old as we went along. It felt wrong to take him to see various doctors and not tell him why!

Joesmum

yes, i think the elephant is elmer....when we took our daughter for testing, we told her that the doctor was going to help us figure out how to fix some of the problems she was having in school.
our son was much older when he went for a dx, and we pretty much just told him that he was going for testing because we wanted a straight answer from a doc about what son's dx was, so that we could support his needs better ( son went to a neuropsych).