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Friend's son is autistic. Came after her last night. How can I help her/she get help?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 704521" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Maybe your friend is living through her son. That is a very bad and common mistake. I did it for a while with my oldest</p><p>Maybe her son needed to be with people more like him so that he felt accepted. If parents force kids with disabilities to be only in mainstream classes, then yes they probably will get teased.</p><p></p><p>My son was in Special Education for math and reading in elementary school and was kind of the main helper and leader in that class and was the smartest and well liked. His self esteem was good.</p><p></p><p> The other kids at his school were used to going to school with kids with special needs and my son is so endearing that he was very beloved. The other kids really liked him.</p><p></p><p> He did not really want to go to homecoming but his best friend was a girl in his Special Education class and she talked him into taking her. Nobody teased him. His friend, another great kid with aapergers, was voted by his peers to be on Homecoing Court. The kids at that school were golden to those who were different. </p><p></p><p>Some people who have kids with challenges decide to force their kids in mainstream classes only, often in schools not as accepting as my son's school. They dream of their child being "normal."</p><p></p><p>We adopted my son at age two. We knew he had been drug exposed and had special needs. We never expected anything from him other than to do his best and be kind. He exceeded both of those things. I love him to the moon and back. He is so special. I love him for him. I don't care about college or a bang up CEO job. I just want my kids to be happy in their own way. And he is that. He does have two part time jobs and is loved there too. Definitely not a difficult child.</p><p></p><p>RN, again you are a great friend for caring so much. My heart breaks for that family. You are such a good person.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 704521, member: 1550"] Maybe your friend is living through her son. That is a very bad and common mistake. I did it for a while with my oldest Maybe her son needed to be with people more like him so that he felt accepted. If parents force kids with disabilities to be only in mainstream classes, then yes they probably will get teased. My son was in Special Education for math and reading in elementary school and was kind of the main helper and leader in that class and was the smartest and well liked. His self esteem was good. The other kids at his school were used to going to school with kids with special needs and my son is so endearing that he was very beloved. The other kids really liked him. He did not really want to go to homecoming but his best friend was a girl in his Special Education class and she talked him into taking her. Nobody teased him. His friend, another great kid with aapergers, was voted by his peers to be on Homecoing Court. The kids at that school were golden to those who were different. Some people who have kids with challenges decide to force their kids in mainstream classes only, often in schools not as accepting as my son's school. They dream of their child being "normal." We adopted my son at age two. We knew he had been drug exposed and had special needs. We never expected anything from him other than to do his best and be kind. He exceeded both of those things. I love him to the moon and back. He is so special. I love him for him. I don't care about college or a bang up CEO job. I just want my kids to be happy in their own way. And he is that. He does have two part time jobs and is loved there too. Definitely not a difficult child. RN, again you are a great friend for caring so much. My heart breaks for that family. You are such a good person. [/QUOTE]
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