Hearing that your child is autistic can bring a flood of emotions all at once. Some parents feel relief because they finally have answers. Others feel fear, sadness, confusion, guilt, or complete overwhelm. Many feel all of those things at the same time. First, take a deep breath. An autism diagnosis does not change who your child is. Your child is still the same child you loved before the appointment, before the paperwork, and before the label. What changes now is that you h