AukidsMag wrote:
I work with kids with autism and the irony of this discussion is that many of them are doing the screaming particularly in supermarkets and shops maybe due to the sensory overload of sights/smells and sounds.
Just as you are struggling with their noise, they are struggling with their own sensory issues. I'm sure the parents feel bad and embarrassed when their kids scream and would stop them if they could.
I'm not implying that all kids who scream are autistic, but some may be.
That's why I don't complain about kids crying because they could be autistic. When people complain about screaming kids on planes, in supermarkets, etc I tell them that they could be autistic so they should watch what they say. Usually they blame it on the parents or call the kids brats.
I've had my share of public meltdowns, even as an adult. So who I am to get angry at others that may be having one?
I have noticed. that when a kid is crying and having a temper tantrum. If the kids parent is next to him trying to get him/her to stop crying. Odds are the kid is autistic. but when the parent does nothing or says nothing. Then the kid is was always a NT. I am not sure how true this is but it is what I see.