Yet, not disclosing the diagnosis or prognosis to the child often leads to ethical conflicts among the health care team, parents, and child. Here, we present the case of a child with an incurable liver tumor who also was diagnosed with Asperger’s
syndrome (AS), a condition in which patients experience difficulties with interpersonal communication and often are unable
to understand nonverbal communication cues. This case highlights an ethical dilemma related to truth telling in cases of pediatric cancer