Guest guest Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 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 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 For the average person, they cannot readily " pick out " an ASD child at a store or mall just by looking at them. Yes, some ASD kids throw tantrums when out and about, but so do NT kids. It's usually parents or someone who has an ASD child or has worked with one that can recognize the signs of a child with autism. Of course, if the child is handicapped or in a wheelchair that is obvious. I do see kids like that at our local Toys R Us, so it's great to see the parents shopping with them. I have a 4 yr old ASD son and he has no issues with transitions and does well when we go out. He has some stims but just by looking at him, no one would suspect much. However, if someone tries to say " hi " to him or talk to him, his response is usually silence (cuz he's still non-verbal) and a blank look (although eye contact is much better now). That would be a giveaway to someone who understands autism, but for most people, they'll just think he's shy or not interested in talking to strangers. When I go out, I do notice children that I suspect might have some issues because I know the signs. My point is, if we go looking for it, we'll find it. Sometimes I see kids with shirts that say " I have autism. What is your excuse? " and I think it's great so parents don't need to do any explaining to strangers. > > > > > > 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 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 I must agree. This is exactly what I did for my son , now 12. He was TERRIBLE as a toddler in the store, which now I know was because of all the stimulation and sensory overload. I was asked repeatedly " WHY ON EARTH would you take all 3 kids to Walmart on a Saturday afternoon???? " My reply, " As DIFFICULT as it is for ME (to handle 3 kids under 5, the baby being autistic), how will EVER LEARN how to behave in that type of environment if I don't expose him to it? It took time, lotsa time, and boatloads of pitiful stares and screaming, but we made it through. What is easy is not always best, or right. I did what I felt I had to do for him, and I had a fella come to my home to observe us, to give us " pointers " so-to-speak. He came 3 times over 3 months. After the third time, he says to me, " I can't give you any advice. You are already doing MORE than I would have suggested, and it seems to be working. " Success takes time. It's definately worth the effort. JMHO! cureautism2001 <albert2412@...> wrote: 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 --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 >>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. For the last few Fridays, I took my family, including #2, to Disneyland. Yesterday we all went to a Christmas party, then to the grocery store. Today we are going out to select our Christmas tree. Tomorrow we are going to church, then to ride on trains and have our picture taken with Santa. [Here is our last year picture, Santa is at the place where we ride on trains] http://www.danasview.net/Christmas_2006.jpg Here is #2, crossing over to be a Webelos cub scout http://www.danasview.net/2a_Crossover.jpg Here is #2 at a beach cleanup project http://www.danasview.net/23a_Beach_Cleanup.jpg Here is #2 with Mickey Mouse at Disneyland http://www.danasview.net/234_mickey.jpg Here is #2 with Dumbo at Disneyland http://www.danasview.net/234_dumbo.jpg My son goes everywhere. He is no longer autistic, but definitely delayed in language, so as soon as he opens his mouth, people know he has language problems. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Albert, I see kids all of the time that seem to be somewhere on the spectrum. What I see less often are the severely Autistic children; which is not surprising. It is very stressful and sometimes unsafe to take spectrum kids out and about. I remember the fear of parking lots when my son was 3... he darted so quickly and didn't hear my voice. Not saying it is right to just stay home. Most kids with Autism aren't the text book obvious kids with Autism, it seems. My son has always blended in with the rest of the children, even when he was solidly on the spectrum. I think they are out there more than you realize. I do agree that parents should get their kids out and about as much as possible, but I still think you need to have a child on the spectrum (or care for a child on the spectrum) to really, really understand the disorder. Take care, Pam > 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 > > > > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Our experiences: We always took our child everywhere. No one would watch him so we had no choice. And if anyone would watch him, he wouldn't stay with them anyway. We got lots of dirty looks, rude comments, stares...the works. From people who had no friggin clue what it's like. And if you try to tell them, they don't care. We even had one of those toddler leashes..because he would run..away..and keep running...no matter how much you called out or chased him down. People stared...told me I was bad mother for leashing my child...I just told them it was obvious they never had any kids..or they wouldn't make such a stupid comment. I had people make rude comments because I requested a high chair for my three year old. " Well, he's a big boy, he doesn't need one of those " . I would tell them, " that was ok,if they didn't mind him running around the restaurant like a wild man. " " If that was ok with them, we would skip the high chair. " They always brought the high chair. I had one waitress make a rude comment because my son ordered his own food and asked that is not come with syrup or powdered sugar on it. She was like " oh well, my aren't we picky " . I said to her, " What do you care, your not the one eating it? " . I have told off probably a hundred people since my son was 2, in Lowes, walmart, tons of other places....and I do it proudly... I explain that " some children cannot help it " . I do see other children in public in my area who are on the spectrum..all the time. It may depend where you live. I just dont think its' that easy to just take them everywhere. Especially not a child with a severe handicap. My #1 goes to MDA camp and has many friends there who do not go out regularly because it's quite a hassle to transport their wheelchair, their respirator..etc. Many of their families have to pay a van service to transport their child to school. Buying a van that can do this is expensive and not affordable for many people. And to be honest...the kids I have talked to dont' want to go out and be stared at, and galked at by everyone else. It's gets old when people point at you " look at that kid! " > > Albert, > > I see kids all of the time that seem to be somewhere on the > spectrum. What I see less often are the severely Autistic children; > which is not surprising. It is very stressful and sometimes unsafe > to take spectrum kids out and about. I remember the fear of parking > lots when my son was 3... he darted so quickly and didn't hear my > voice. Not saying it is right to just stay home. > > Most kids with Autism aren't the text book obvious kids with Autism, > it seems. My son has always blended in with the rest of the > children, even when he was solidly on the spectrum. I think they are > out there more than you realize. > > I do agree that parents should get their kids out and about as much > as possible, but I still think you need to have a child on the > spectrum (or care for a child on the spectrum) to really, really > understand the disorder. > > Take care, > > Pam > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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