Today, I was at the park with my autistic son when I noticed a teenage girl imitating him by flapping her hands and walking on her toes. Fed up with children mocking my son, I went over and sternly lectured the girl's mother. Turns out, her daughter is autistic too and will be in my son's class. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had to deal with a lady who claimed her son was autistic to try and skip the queue. Even her son was saying he’s not autistic, and she was screaming in his face that yes he was. I happen to be genuinely autistic. Security threw her out, and I was jealous that I didn’t get to do it. FML
Today, I took my child to the park. Having been there an hour, another mum came up to me and we started talking. She then told me that one kid had been harassing her children, pointing to my child. When she asked which one was mine I pointed to a random kid. It was hers. FML
Today, I took my kids to the beach. My autistic son decided it was a good idea to pretend he was drowning. I tried to tell onlookers he was fine and not to worry. My son popped out of the water and laughed hysterically at them. FML
Today, I was shopping when I overheard a woman telling an employee that she was buying an iPad for her 5-year-old son. Annoyed, I turned around and ranted about how he should have more age appropriate toys. Then she explained that her son is autistic and will be using the iPad to communicate. FML
Today, I was ecstatic my autistic son went on a play date. It went wonderfully and my son was happier than he’s ever been. Sadly, the dad was such a damn creep he hit on me every time the kids were out of earshot. I don’t want my son to lose his only friend but the dad makes me so uncomfortable. FML
Today, my high school speech therapist introduced me to the other autistic kid in school without fully informing either of us. We got into a fist fight because we each thought the other guy was imitating us. FML
Today, my son's first impression of our new neighborhood was to be yelled at by the first kid he tried to introduce himself to, because my son was on the edge of their lawn. Half-an-hour later, I got a lecture at the corner store, because the clerk thinks vaccinations caused my son's autism. FML
Today, my 4-year-old daughter stood up to a bully in the mall. I was the one who was getting bullied. FML
Today, while out walking with my son in a stroller, a couple passed by and the girl smiled sweetly at him. It made me really happy, until we'd passed and I heard her say, "What? You're supposed to smile at babies, even if they look weird." FML
Today, a girl I'd been crushing on for a little while and I were talking about autism. Some of the last words she said were "I try to not find autistic people so fucking annoying, but I can't help it. But can you blame me?” I'm autistic. FML
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Ligerie 0
Sooo thats good right? under the circumstances? They can be friends =]
sovietkitsch 0
I understand why you'd be mad.. A close family member of mine is autistic and it makes me very angry if people imitate him.
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vixnbrianaf 2
My little brother has that arm flapping thing; my children who are all 'normal' all mimic it---not to make fun of him but because it looks like fun. Maybe, you should quit jumping to the conclusion that because other children are copying off of your son they HAVE to be making fun of him....maybe they are just trying to play with him. Get your panties out of a wad YDI because you assumed!
possumisawesome 0
Note that the girl imitating the OP's son was teenaged, and some teenaged people can be jerks. I have an autistic friend, and his classmates mock him.
curryndricegirll 0
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curryndricegirll 0
sorry but, how many parents actually want their kids to be the butt of everyone else's joke? i mean, you said they're doing it to have fun...but that does ultimately mean that his son is the butt of the joke. i think after let's say fifteen years...he got tired of it. so yeah, he does kind of have the right to assume. And they're teenagers...they're not flapping their arms because they think it's fun...they are making fun of him. OP, I was going to say YDI for the lecture, but i can understand where that came from, and i'm sure the mother did as well. and i'm glad you didn't yell at the kid, because a lot of times they don't know any better. although...i think it should have been obvious if her mother was at the park watching her TEENAGE daughter...but again, i won't judge you. FYL for the kids that really do make fun of your son, because that's just awful.
paperfox_fml 0
Panties out of a wad? o.O That's... nasty sounding. I much prefer knickers in a twist.
sadlife_fml 4
you must be pretty stupid for thinking that children and teens (and adults) don't mock people with disabilities. when i was younger my sister and i never mocked or imitated our other disabled sister, because our parents made us understand that it was inappropriate and would never help her to learn. you suck at raising kids for letting them do that.
djb23 0
shit that explains all the dirty looks I got when I'd go around flapping my hands and walking on my toes..
something41 0
oh god dude, lmao
lifeislife_fml 0
Best comment, haha.
RavensRule97 0
FYL man
mo_the_owl 0
ydi for assuming you're alone in your situation, judging others the way you don't want them judging your son.
chasychan 0
oops! but I can see where you're coming from. I'm sure the mother understands. my brother is autistic, and the stares and mocking get so old so fast.
MiniatureMayhem 0
I get where you're coming from, I have two autistic siblings (twins) and it really pisses me off when other people make fun of them. There's no way you could've known about the girl, so as long as you apologized about making that mistake, you should be alright.
TheUndead 0
That's embarrassing, for sure, but I'm sure she understands completely where you're coming from.
MiseryAlice 0
This isn't that bad, just a bit embarressing. It's more like a MLIA or MLIG
btuwo 0
a friend for ur son.. sounds pretty good if u ask me/
cheapskatepunk 0
Maybe you of all people should understand that your son is not the only one.
CaptainCrunch_fml 0
The family and people who care about someone that's mentally challenged understand that not everyone is out to attack them. What people like you don't get is that it is so frustrating see a person they love THAT CANNOT HELP WHAT THEY DO OR SAY because of their disability be hurt because someone is mocking them. Do you want to see someone you love be attacked constantly for something they can't help? If your face was burned off, something you could not help, and people were constantly scoffing at you, don't you think you'd be hurt? Do you think you would just "let it go" every single time. Those people don't think they're "holier than thou", they just don't like to see their family be hurt. You're saying the OP probably makes fun of people who wear weird clothing when 1. you have no idea what the OP is like. 2. Someone who understands what clothes they are putting on can defend themselves and they know what they are doing, unlike mentally challenged people.
Besker 0
CaptainCrunch, good sir, I applaud and salute you