cyberdad wrote:
blooiejagwa wrote:
for example if my son is out and about and being his real self -which he has no other way to be -
plenty of people ignore him or mistreat him if i would let them - i've seen the differences in how the less obviously Autistic child is treated vs more , with professionals even)
Yes I understand this experience as I have a child with autism. Often NTs don't know how to deal with a child on the spectrum (less obvious or more obvious).
reading the above it's obvious my defensiveness was misreading the intent..
just let me skulk into a corner. if i had a tail it would be between my legs.. (whatever that saying is).
with less obvious..
they are blamed for things they didn't intend (or expected to do things without guidance that they need)
since adults think the child is easily controlled/able to 'snap out of it' / faking..
then they label it 'bad behaviour' or 'bad parenting'... or 'too sensitive' ( which i guess is true)
emotional reactivity, i've observed- seems to be greater in 'level 1' or 2 autism .. that reads as immaturity .. for example the child clutching their head, crying/screaming/agitated for hours, because a specific (small) thing didn't happen as they expected...
while the 'level 3' child might take in stride
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