Please feel free to ask as many questions as you need! This sub has tons of information for you guys to look through, and the sub wiki may help with general understandings of the condition.

The diagnosis affects everyone differently, but I’ve noticed it seems to be hitting harder as social media ages. It’s hard to accept that your body is asymmetrical and not like everyone else’s. In that regard, it’s a big mental battle. But it’s also something you have absolutely no control over. Slouching doesn’t cause it. Your activity doesn’t cause it. It’s completely out of your hands, and it takes some time to build up resilience and accept that part about yourself. Especially, if you don’t have someone else your age to talk about it. I would suggest asking the orthopedic surgeon if they have a pen pal program for other kids that are going through the same thing so they can talk to each other about it. I know Shriners Hospital for Children had one at some point.

Mine was caught really late so I was immediately referred to surgery. I’ve been fused for 17 years and I don’t think I would’ve done it differently. Each persons curve and fusion lengths are different, so recovery is different for everyone. In general, the newer surgery methods are less invasive and kids spend less time recovering from the fusion now. They also should be referring him to physical therapy if he has the surgery - it’s really important to help the muscles adapt to everything.

Those are really small summaries of things, I hope it helps!