Well howdy stranger

Always good to hear from you, AIC

I just noticed this joke and it's in poor taste.

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I'm assuming she was just overstimulated. Autistic kids often have trouble channeling their reactions to an environment. It doesn't mean they are poorly behaved. My brother has had incidents in stores where people have been more than rude to my parents about it.

People don't give a **** about kids with challenges like that. They just see a kid misbehaving or what looks like it and assume the worst. Especially LiL that already hates kids.

I know. Unless the other person knows what it's like to have a child or teenager with an invisible disability. My parents have said they've become a lot more patient with other people's kids out in public since learning how to cope with autism themselves, especially if the other kid exhibits similar behaviours. I'm not saying that all behaviours are excusable, because they aren't, but autistic children have a harder time in social situations and that's what people don't understand. I get that. Social skills is one of the main points of therapy for autistic people.

From what LiL wrote here, she wasn't being rude. Since autistic kids often have very poor social skills and won't usually interact with or listen to strangers (like taking the NO or "Please stop that" commands that Lil used), it comes down to parental responsibility. Where was mom/dad or an aide? I think that's really the issue in this instance.

Oh...I didn't tell you...Then it must be none of your business.

you do know this is a public forum right?

It is everyone's business when you post something.

The statement is directed to parents that simply don't govern their children correctly in public places. Not necessarily an actual solution to the problem itself. Maybe you should lighten up and try not to take everything so serious. Take a break from the internet every now and then.

Last night was my first night living in the dorms, and nobody even asked me to turn down my music.