Re: Re: OT please read this

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we take our kids everywhere too. It's not a choice,

we don't have anyone to leave them with.

However the store is a particular challenge for me (I

still take them) even if its a bad day for them

the illness is not obvious to most people... the

behaviors may be the only thing people see...

I've had so many strangers tell me I should whip them

into submission... sometimes I just say yeah I guess

so, or sometimes I explain and people just look

bewildered like they don't believe me, or sometimes I

snap back and say " Golly gee! I never knew that could

cure autism! thanks for the tip! " Of course that is

usually after a person follows me through the store,

offers me their belt, offers to whip them for me, or

does not get it when I give one of the other

answers... and keeps repeating themselves.

It's just when you're already at the end of your rope,

and you still have to take two kids to the store, and

someone at the store acts that way. It's not too

good. I know its supposed to be all about controlling

my own reaction but, it can sometimes be very

difficult.

--- Darlene McBride <darlenemc326@...> wrote:

> I cannot and won't speak for everyone but we do take

> our son out all

> the time. Autism isn't often distinguishable to the

> world at large.

> My ASD son behaves a LOT better than most NT kids!

> Yesterday we went

> to the park, the store and a restaurant in fact...

>

>

> >

> >

> > When I go to to the grocery store, I rarely see

> any handicapped

> > children. There are almost never any autistic or

> Down's children or

> > children in wheelchairs. I realize that parents

> need a little time

> to

> > themselves to relax and to go to the store by

> themselves. I can

> > understand that. But handicapped children need to

> go out into the

> > world to see people.

> > And people with out handicapped children need to

> see handicapped

> > children for the following reasons: If the

> average person in the

> > United States could see how very many autistic

> children there are

> now,

> > perhaps it would be a lot easier to get

> legislation passed to remove

> > all mercury from vaccines and to get rid of

> vaccines altogether. We

> > do not need to poison our children with vaccines.

> Please people,

> let

> > us make every friday Take your Autistic Child to

> the Store Day.

> Make

> > a special effort to take your autistic child to

> the store. Your

> > autistic child needs to get used to seeing average

> people and

> average

> > people need to get used to seeing autistic

> children. Blessings,

> Albert

> >

>

>

>

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I don't take my son out a lot -- he doesn't behave well a lot of the

time, but I can handle the looks and glares so that's not why I don't do

it. (I've got some great one-liner responses!) I don't do it because

he's not happy -- I won't force him to run to the store with me just to

work on public awareness, if it's going to make him miserable. I want to

save the forced trips for things I really have to, like store trips,

doctor's visits, church, etc., places he may not necessarily want to go

to but has to. We are working on those, and on taking short trips to

extend his level of comfort and help him to learn that going out of the

house can be fun. That's enough to help increase his social skills and

ability to control himself, and autism awareness comes along with it but

is way down the list of priorities in that regard.

Donna

Darlene McBride wrote:

>

> I cannot and won't speak for everyone but we do take our son out all

> the time. Autism isn't often distinguishable to the world at large.

> My ASD son behaves a LOT better than most NT kids! Yesterday we went

> to the park, the store and a restaurant in fact...

>

>

> >

> >

> > When I go to to the grocery store, I rarely see any handicapped

> > children. There are almost never any autistic or Down's children or

> > children in wheelchairs. I realize that parents need a little time

> to

> > themselves to relax and to go to the store by themselves. I can

> > understand that. But handicapped children need to go out into the

> > world to see people.

> > And people with out handicapped children need to see handicapped

> > children for the following reasons: If the average person in the

> > United States could see how very many autistic children there are

> now,

> > perhaps it would be a lot easier to get legislation passed to remove

> > all mercury from vaccines and to get rid of vaccines altogether. We

> > do not need to poison our children with vaccines. Please people,

> let

> > us make every friday Take your Autistic Child to the Store Day.

> Make

> > a special effort to take your autistic child to the store. Your

> > autistic child needs to get used to seeing average people and

> average

> > people need to get used to seeing autistic children. Blessings,

> Albert

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Albert

Well I did take my boys out today. The one screamed from Toys R US all the

way down to the other end of the mall. Once he saw Santa he stopped crying.

A few moms stopped me along the way to say how they remember the days when

their chid use to scream their heads off. I sort of laughed the entire time

because even though he was screaming, his meltdown was such an improvement

compared to previous ones. The other twin (he is recovered) was fine. (Thank

goodness!) I actually like it when they have meltdowns in public. It gives

me an oppotunity to tell (more like warn people) about what I know.

Although I take my boys out everyday, I can make Friday our out to the mall

day. I have a playgroup that I am starting, maybe we will all do this

together. I must say though, that I do see many children with autism in

public places and other children with other disabililties for that matter.

[ ] Re: OT please read this

>I cannot and won't speak for everyone but we do take our son out all

> the time. Autism isn't often distinguishable to the world at large.

> My ASD son behaves a LOT better than most NT kids! Yesterday we went

> to the park, the store and a restaurant in fact...

>

>

>>

>>

>> When I go to to the grocery store, I rarely see any handicapped

>> children. There are almost never any autistic or Down's children or

>> children in wheelchairs. I realize that parents need a little time

> to

>> themselves to relax and to go to the store by themselves. I can

>> understand that. But handicapped children need to go out into the

>> world to see people.

>> And people with out handicapped children need to see handicapped

>> children for the following reasons: If the average person in the

>> United States could see how very many autistic children there are

> now,

>> perhaps it would be a lot easier to get legislation passed to remove

>> all mercury from vaccines and to get rid of vaccines altogether. We

>> do not need to poison our children with vaccines. Please people,

> let

>> us make every friday Take your Autistic Child to the Store Day.

> Make

>> a special effort to take your autistic child to the store. Your

>> autistic child needs to get used to seeing average people and

> average

>> people need to get used to seeing autistic children. Blessings,

> Albert

>>

>

>

>

>

> =======================================================

>

[Guest guest]

I take my son everywhere. always have. Now that he's in school I run most

of my errands during the day because its easier and I can take my time. I

have no problem taking him anywhere. He comes to stores, restaurants,

carnivals,

the circus, theaters, and last month we saw a concert together at Carnegie

Hall!!

My son sees people all day long at school. Adults, typical children, special

needs children who are not autistic, and he's in a room with 4 other

autistic children all day. His days are hectic, my days are busy. When he

doesn't

have school, his after school program, swimming lessons or some sort of doctor

appointment, I like to just relax with him at home.

I can't speak for anyone else but I have no problem taking my son anywhere

with me. I always did it out of lack of a babysitter. Now I do it because he

enjoys it. Tomorrow after swimming lessons we have to go to Wild by Nature

(like whole foods) to get some of his food, then to the regular grocery store.

Kerrie

In a message dated 12/15/2007 1:35:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

lvtoeat2@... writes:

When I go to to the grocery store, I rarely see any handicapped

> > children. There are almost never any autistic or Down's children or

> > children in wheelchairs. I realize that parents need a little time

> to

> > themselves to relax and to go to the store by themselves. I can

> > understand that. But handicapped children need to go out into the

> > world to see people.

> > And people with out handicapped children need to see handicapped

> > children for the following reasons: If the average person in the

> > United States could see how very many autistic children there are

> now,

> > perhaps it would be a lot easier to get legislation passed to remove

> > all mercury from vaccines and to get rid of vaccines altogether. We

> > do not need to poison our children with vaccines. Please people,

> let

> > us make every friday Take your Autistic Child to the Store Day.

> Make

> > a special effort to take your autistic child to the store. Your

> > autistic child needs to get used to seeing average people and

> average

> > people need to get used to seeing autistic children. Blessings,

> Albert

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 15/12/2007 07:19:50 GMT Standard Time, ratlenhum@...

writes:

I can't speak for anyone else but I have no problem taking my son anywhere

with me.

>>Me too, except the cinema because he wants to look for the rewind button

all the time and its too distracting for other folks lol.

Unless he is in the swimming pool mine wears a T-shirt saying Please Be

Patient with me I have Autism - people are always nice to us when he is wearing

that and I'm always wearing a T-Shirt saying 1 in 100 UK children has autism

(TA) or Its no Mystery its the Mercury (NAA) or my favourite from Unlocking

Autism - My kid got Autism from a Vaccine I get to educate somebody

everytime I go out the door (I also don't have to fret what to wear!)

Mandi in UK

PS For kids shirts _www.iloveachildwithautism.com_

(http://www.iloveachildwithautism.com)