Good question, and, fortunately, similar to one I have answered here before. Read it here.
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Good question, and, fortunately, similar to one I have answered here before. Read it here.
Thanks
Copyright 2012 WE: Women's Entertainment LLC. All rights reserved.
there is no "right time" and i find instinct will serve you well here. if you aren't comfortable to bring it up, don't tell him until you are, and you will know when you are. i have a son with autism, and i often wonder the same thing. although he is on the high functioning end of the spectrum and far more intelligent than most of his peers, most people "cant even tell", but it is still something that needs to be addressed...when, and only when, the time is right. and only you know the answer to that. keep it light and low key when you do tell him, with a one liner of sorts if you can pull it off. if for eg you are watching TV together and a commercial for antidepressants comes on, just say, that's me and wink or make a joke or something. it wont look like you are making light of it, but that you are keeping it low pressure for him to either take the ball in the conversation, or not, but at least you give him that choice with no pressure. he will know without you having to tell him that if he hits the ground running after one innocent comment that he's the messed up one, not you. good luck!
All I can say is I told my girlfriend I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and forced into treatment by the courts [despite the fact that there is nothing wrong with me] prior to us really getting involved.
I see it as a major issue in my life and I didn't wanna drag anyone down a road they didn't wanna be on so I layed it out from the start so she knew.