How'd You Tell Your Child They have Asperger's?

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How ironic, I feel the same way as your child. I was diagnosed a year ago and I learned a few months later, my mother just said it. She didn't hesitate at all, I was a little shocked at first, but then I began to do some basic research. It helped me realise why I sometimes behave the way I do. Academics is my strength (except for the wickedness of math...), but I'm not social.

You need to bring it onto him slowly, give him a few moments to digest it, then start talking sooner. Please address the fact that he isn't a doormat, he needs to stand up for himself. I'm one of those sweet autistic boys as well, I sometimes get walked over and I'm too afraid to fight back. I cry, not because I'm weak, because I can't fight back. He may not like the information or he may like it, have his back no matter what. Set him up for success, not failure.

Thank you for that comment.