The growth mindset.
It is very common once our kids get an autism diagnosis we are always told about the limitations and the kinds of things our children will not be able to do. It is like the doctors already know what our child’s future will look like when an initial diagnosis is made. We must always take this with a grain of salt. Our children are capable of making progress. There will always be limitations but still, progress can be made. It is essential as parents we need to have a growth mindset as we need to believe despite the limitations progress can be made. I have experienced this personally, as twelve years ago when my son was diagnosed with autism we were given a long list of things he won't be able to do. It was very devastating for us as parents to hear this. At the same time, I decided as a mother I was going to do everything possible to help our son. The kids do make progress, our son did too but on their own timeline. For this to happen as parents we need to be positive and believe