Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Dear , If only it were sympathetic looks I received instead of the out and out disdain or hateful looks or the comments that people make in front of my son so that he can hear them, which only makes matters worse! Our son also suffers from Tourettes Sydrome and when his tics are active, people stare and say look at him, what kind of weird thing is he doing, or when he's having a hard time with crowds (we honestly try to avoid them as much as possible, but there are times that its not feasible and I warn him ahead of time) people will say all that kid needs is a good butt whoopin' or what's the matter with him, is he retarded? We've heard it all, and even after I speak up (which I have MANY times and not so nicely either, I might add, especially to the very RUDE and condescending) they just shake their heads and walk away. Its not nearly as bad as it once was, but I'm always ready to defend my son's actions and explain to people what they don't know, (it took me a long time to realize that people react because the lack in knowledge and I too it upon myself to educate and speak out. Its not easy all of the time and I have my bad moments as I'm sure every other parent out there experiences because we have children of special needs...Why me? Why my beautiful, precious baby, but after all of this, I believe it is because I have been given a gift, its been a gift to be my son's mother, it has made me open my eyes to not take things for granted, and to be the best person that I can be. I've learned a lot from my child, and I continue to do so. I truly am proud to be my son's Mom. Bobbie To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy From: lroger9@... Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:52:57 -0600 Subject: Re: Re: making peace I think that I would rather have people think that I was a bad parent than the sympathetic looks that I receive. I truely enjoy my child 90% of the time. He may be 13 but he is still a child and still responses with non compliance at times. He is helpful and loving. He is making progress each day so I still have hope. He is verbal enough to express some of his needs but has trouble with others. I forgot to cut his sandwich this morning and I am hearing " let go " instead of cut. We are still working on expressive language. He gave one of his therapist butterfly kisses after they exchanged gifts. He anticipated Christmas for the first time and even asked to open (meaning gifts) before the others arrived. He sat in a small room with 8 other people and opened gifts for the first time and enjoyed it. He got up Christmas morning and almost ran to see what Santa had brought. I am truly happy with the progress that my child has made in the year 2005 and look forward to seeing what progress is in store for 2006. in Alvin Texas Autism Advocacy www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org Texas Disability Network Calendar of Events www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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