I'm in agreement with Virgina's answer. She said everything I was thinking. I know I would consider my son's feelings before my own, and if he wasn't comfortable with it I would let him take his time to aquant himself with the boy before I even considered moving him in.
I also believe once he got to know the autistic boy he would eventually get use to him and not notice any thing different about him at all. I think it would have been a better idea to just bring them both together in normal situations, and let it happen in it's own time.
Sometimes when we try to prepare our young kids for something and they misunderstand or we over scare them, sometimes it's better to just let them work things out on their own, and only jump in if they show signs of discomfort.
I wouldn't move him in to the other household unless I knew for sure he was comfortable with it, and I would expect my partner to understand that just as she expects me to understand her point of view.
Both children should be put first IMO, I'm sure moving in with another child would be just as stressful for the autistic child as well.
I also believe once he got to know the autistic boy he would eventually get use to him and not notice any thing different about him at all. I think it would have been a better idea to just bring them both together in normal situations, and let it happen in it's own time.
Sometimes when we try to prepare our young kids for something and they misunderstand or we over scare them, sometimes it's better to just let them work things out on their own, and only jump in if they show signs of discomfort.
I wouldn't move him in to the other household unless I knew for sure he was comfortable with it, and I would expect my partner to understand that just as she expects me to understand her point of view.
Both children should be put first IMO, I'm sure moving in with another child would be just as stressful for the autistic child as well.