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Scenario

How to Protect Your Child's Story From Other People's Need for Explanations

My son is autistic and everyone wants to know what caused it or what we're doing to fix it but I'm tired of treating his existence like a problem that needs a narrative explanation.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The pressure to provide causal narratives for difference can turn a child's identity into a problem to be solved rather than a life to be lived.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Autobiography and the story you tell about your life?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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