When Katherine Payne received her autism diagnosis, her husband Ben's reaction was just as she had hoped.
"My diagnosis wasn't a negative thing, it was a 'yes, of course, that's perfect, that's why I love you'!" she tells Woman's Day.
But it was Katherine's young son Callen's response that was even more important, as her own diagnosis meant the thenseven-year-old wasn't the only neurodivergent member of their family.
"Of course he went, 'OK, great, that's good," Katherine remembers, "[Because] he felt different and like a bit of an outsider to the rest of the family."
OPEN & POSITIVE
Callen had been around 12 months when Katherine and Ben became concerned that he was unable to communicate his needs, unlike his older siblings at a similar age. At around 18 months, the then-non-speaking Callen was diagnosed, and Katherine soon became an expert on neurodiversity.
This story is from the April 29, 2024 edition of Woman's Day Australia.
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