While reading through the book I have been reading the mother talks about all the strange looks and reactions she gets when she takes her son in public. The oublic is very quick to notice when someone is different and they arent always very kind about it. I wanted to see what some other families have done when things like this happen to them. So I researched a few blogs and came across one I found to be very helpful.
The parent in this blog says the glares are awful that come from others in public. And constant explaining that her child has autism is very tiring for her. She looks at it that it is her job to make the public aware of her child's autism. She has bought him various shirts such as one that says "autism is my super power". I really like this and think it is a positive way to let the public know the child has autism. This might prevent some of the awful glares from the public. Also this may be fun for the child because it is very postive.
Here's the link:http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=7885
It must be difficult to always have eyes glaring at you or your child. I could only imagine how that would feel, because I hate it when I'm the center of attention. It would be so tiring to have to explain time and time again about the condition of the child. People can be so ugly and judgmental, the parents and the family must be really strong to keep it together. I think the shirt idea was really cute, and is a simple way of letting people know.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine how challenging it would be to constantly have people looking at your child because of his autism. People can be so judgemental when they see children acting out or acting differently. I love how the blog you posted talks about how the parent made different shirts for the boy to wear that drew attention to the fact that he had autism. Maybe this would stop people from making judgements about the child and would open up people's eyes to the fact that everyone is different, even people who don't have disorders.
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