What kind of comments do you anticipate people making to you about your son?
Yesterday I met someone in the store. She asked me specifically about each of my children (by name) and how they were, what they are up to. Didn’t ask me about my child who is OTD. I don’t know what is worse, when they ask or they DON’T ask.
I read an excellent article today in the Mishpacha Magazine about why children go off the derech. Basically it was saying that the common denominator is that the child is made to feel like they don’t fit in or they don’t belong. So I guess your job now is to show love and include as much as you can. Compliment your son if he shows up to shul. Wow, been ages since my kid stepped into a shul.
continued hatzlocha to you and may you and your mishpacha have a good gebenched year and see nachas from your son!