It's hard to have to expain your child to everyone. Sometimes I wish people were just more excepting. I think you should be proud of the fact he is on the spectrum. Sometimes I think it's also the way we say it. I never have not gone somewhere because of my ds. If you want me, you get him-and my other kids, and my dh!thank you for suggestion. but you know still hurts when kids com and ask him or wants him to play with them and he cant.there is lots of thing hurt my feeling when im around people with or without him for some reason i prefared to be alone which is his favor itMy son was having a bad time in therapy at home and I emailed a freind that
baby boy was in a meltdown mode.
She responded with " whats going on with him"
I responded with "he's got autism".
She responded with "oh".
People really do get it, when you say those three words.
I would explain. Soem people, due to the wide exposure autism has been receiving lately may understand.
Also....Lilli....take him out with you wherever you go! You have a wonderful, marvelous son. You have no reason to be ashamed. It is the adults who would be heartless enough to laugh at a 5 year old child that should be ashamed. Be sure you let them know that.
Just say ... "he has autism". Or carry the cards around with you if you don't want to speak up. I keep them with me all the time but find it easier just to speak up then to hand out a card.
if you are at the party and your 5 years old autestic child start to laugh or talk non stop for no reason, and every body start to laugh or looking at each other like what is wrong with this kid, what you would do? do you explain, ignor, or leave.? he doesnt have any other issues, he doesnt make trubble, that is the only reason im hiding him from public so people dont think my baby is ........ I would simply explain that he is autistic.Depending on my mood or the way they were looking...if they were laughing I would probably say something though!