Parents of ASD children and Adults with an ASD

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why do i seem to have problems regarding parents namely mothers of Children with an ASD treating myself and other Adults with an ASD as if they are completely ignorant to ASD. i understand some children with ASD have very VERY finicky time with foods and textures but i recall once encountering a Family whos child was literally Given nothing but crap processed Chocolate as his mainstay of food every day and this persisted for years yet when i tried offering some input because of the obvious nutritional problem going on here i was scorned and told i dont know what im talking about yet when i was child had similiar issues. frankly im confused and insulted anyone care to chime in?

Yeah. Clueless parents are very proud and defensive about their cluelessness.

no one likes being wrong

I understand this completely. I was diagnosed as an adult and one thing I wanted to to do from the start was to help parents and children, but they don't want to listen to anything I have to offer.

I think it's because I appear competent and have a degree, so they assume that I'm completely diffderent from their children. At a panel discussion, a mother was complaining that her son wants to walk in circles all the time and it is hard for her to break him of it. I told her that I did the same thing and explained why it's comforting, but she just (literally) laughed at me.

I mean if you're not going to want my answer, then dont ask me.

I work with parents of autistic children at my non-profit. I haven't had problems with them. They do listen to me. I try to relate to their children based on how I was as a child and also now. But maybe the parents I interact with are the more enlightened ones. Maybe I have not met the other kinds of parents.