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[quote=Anonymous]  Does anyone else encounter these people? I expect some people who are not familiar with various disabilities, but what surprises me is the well-meaning people with a brother/cousin/daughter/uncle with autism who think they are experts on my kid (who they don't know) and have sage advice to share. They are well-meaning, but seem to be locked in 1-size fits all and they are very eager to give unsolicited advice. I posted once about a mom of a kid in my child's regular classroom who had an autistic brother with a borderline IQ and she proceeded to give me advice about anything from SSI to the alternate diploma track. I was polite and felt it would be rude and inappropriate for me to inform her my child does well in school, has a high IQ, WNL behavior and as of now we don't think this is a path we need to explore. Instead.."thanks for sharing" because she meant well.

Another person (in the ST waiting room) with an older daughter with autism tried to sell me on self-contained classrooms being like free private school and I should look into it. My kid was in session. Her only interactions with my kid was watching my child read a book quietly or chat with me. Not one expert has recommended self-contained. I gave another version of the old "thanks for sharing" and left it at that.

Can anyone relate?[/quote]

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