Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I dropped off my son late this morning so I could stay and hear him sing the national anthem (a rare treat - my daughter is out sick so we didn't drop him off at the crack of dawn). This however made me have to encounter the other parents. When Cate's mom dropped her off she said Cate had been out sick all last week due to diarrhea that was so severe that by Friday she'd taken her to the pediatrician, who diagnosed her with gastrointestinal flu, AND GAVE HER A FLU SHOT. She then went on to laugh and roll her eyes about the fact that her often miserably screaming, severely autistic 4 year old son had had a reaction to his flu shot, so he was home sick from that. I actually almost fainted. I had to sit down for several minutes. Now, I want to kill her. I've given her books and websites because she said she was interested, and politely encouraged her to look into the causes and treatments of autism, because Cate seems like she has great potential. I don't know if she's ignoring me, or just really stupid. WHAT ARE PEOPLE THINKING? Obviously the pediatricians giving a sick autistic kid a flu shot are out of their minds, but ultimately her mother gave the permission. Needless to say, Cate was a very different girl today... miserable, nonverbal, and crying. The teachers attributed this to having been " out of her school routine " for a week. What would you do? Or how do you ignore things like this? Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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