I’m departing from my usual song title here.
I have an article today on the MassMoms.com website titled “When You Meet The Parent of an Autistic Child”. It’s five ways to help other parents understand me and kids like mine.
I’m so grateful to the Worcester Telegram for asking me to write this, especially as we approach April and Autism Awareness Month.
It’s my first article like this ever, so I’d love it if you’d click below and check it out.
Hopefully, the more clicks on the link they get, the more stories they’ll publish about our community.
And they told two friends…and they told two friends…
When You Meet The Parent of an Autistic Child
CLICK <HERE>
March 22, 2012 at 1:11 pm
You’re an amazing mom. I shared on my blog’s Facebook page.
March 22, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Me too
March 23, 2012 at 12:26 am
Thanks for this. One thing I have noticed over the years is that adults (with the best intentions) get really formal when they know a kid had autism. ‘How are you today?’ they say loudly as they lean down on them from a great height. I’d love it if my boy could answer them, but at this point he can’t. So being polite, I usually answer for him so they are not left in stony silence.
It would be great if they could just treat him like any other kid and either ignore him and let him get on with whatever little obsessive thing he’s doing at that minute and wait for him to come to them OR do something really fun like lift him up and twirl him around and get face to face (not for every kid, but my boy loves anything rough & tumble) and laugh with him, enjoy some time with him.