Denials

No one really wants to accept that our children are not well, but as parents we must do all we can for the best of our children. I too went through something similar but it was OCD with my son. Even the pediatrician yelled at me when I first brought it up when he was two years old. All family members were saying I was babying him as he was just showing signs of kiddy things, this is how they put. I knew my son and did not want to leave it there so I carefully watched him day in and day out. Well at age 13 he was diagnosed with OCD and it was not easy as I did not want to alter his brain with medication, so my daughter and I worked really really hard with my son. Can I tell you my son just graduated college this last May 20101 with a four year 4.0 GPA. It was not easy and it will never go away I and my daughter had to learn how to cope and deal with the condition. So my advice to you is that although they are not accepting, if in fact it is so, they will hopefully understand that the child must be first no matter what. What this means basically is that you have to silently continue to watch for the signs and not tell them there is something wrong but suggest that they get some additional help. But telling them what you think will only annoy them more as they think you are the problem and not that the child may have a problem. Pray that the family becomes aware that the child must be suffering as the child does not know that something is wrong and must be fruatrated on a daily basis. This is not easy and will be very frustrating for you, but stay strong and be there for the family, but mostly for the child. Good luck to you and welcome to myLot.

I'm sorry about what's happening to your nephew and your family. It doesn't help the boy when the adults around him can't be mature enough to deal with problems that need dealing with. It's better if he can be seen by the doctor immediately than later. Of nobody want something wrong happening to ones child, but being mature and responsible about the matter concerning health and family will make things better and easier to for everyone. I hope that your brother will set aside his own feeling and think more of what is the best for sin son, before it become too late. The whole family need to talk about it, and someone perhaps, should research more about autism and it's symptoms etc. so as it will be easier to explain to your brother and his family. Good luck.

Sometimes its really hard to accept the reality. People tend to deny the truth for their own sake. You can't blame them because when you get caught in a situation where the truth means pain and sorrow, people must find an escape to the matter. As humans let's try not to take the matter as a dilemma but in our best effort we must find a way to look on to the bright side. Everything has a purpose. There are always sorrow and pain for there wouldn't be happiness and love without it. What matters is how we look at each sorrow and that will make all the difference.