10 Things Special Needs and Autism Parents Wish You Knew: 1-People don’t need to feel awkward when they’re around my daughter. Yeah, they may need to treat him a little differently, but I wish they wouldn’t be weirded out. 2-Not all autism is the same. People seem to think that because my daughter isn’t like the one single other person they know on the spectrum, that he must not be autistic. 3-These kids love. They need love. They are wonderful and bring enormous joy and laughter to those who love them. 4-Knowing one child with autism doesn’t mean anything really – they’re all so different. Please don’t tell me my daughter doesn’t have it because she looks so different from the other kid you know on the spectrum. 5-Kids with special needs are smart. Talented. Creative, and thoughtful. It may not be obvious all the time – their minds work differently. 6-If my daughter is making strange noises, feel free to look. She’s just making them because she’s excited. Please don’t stand there and gape at us with your mouth hanging open. 7-If you see my daughter in a grocery store, she may be head nuzzling, chewing on the corner of her shirt, or spinning. SHe’s anxious. I will not scold her, so please do not look at me as if I should. SHe can’t help how her body receives stimuli. SHe is trying to cope with the way her body is affected by her surroundings. 8-From onlookers who think I am not addressing my child’s odd behaviors: I ask for a little empathy. Don’t judge. Try to understand that her environment strongly affects her. 9-Please accept our kids the way that you assume we will accept yours. I think I’m speaking for all of us when I say that what we really want you to know, what we’re screaming out loud, is that we, as mothers, are both terrified and brave. Just like you. That while our children may act differently from what you’re familiar with, they are our normals. That they’re full of emotion, fierce love, tender hearts, and hope. 10-Hope. Our special needs kids are here, on purpose, and OutLoud. Even when they’re silent. Learn how the world will Light It Up Blue for Autism Awareness on April 2
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:06:11 +0000
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