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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know jack sh*t about the "remarkable" skills of this community.[/quote]

I'm guessing this may be from a parent of a child who is really high functioning or maybe has Asperger's. The gap in the world views between a parent who has a child with Asperger's and one who has a child with more classic autism is pretty huge and I can see how if your child is mainstreamed and doing well and you imagine that all types of job opportunities would be open to your child this could be offensive. PP, try to look at this from the point of view of someone who has a different type of kid.[/quote]

I have a low functioning son - nonverbal and he still not do something like cross the street at age 20.
He caught something on fire in the microwave the other day despite many lessons. He has a low IQ and is very innocent.

I was chewed out by a casual aquaintance chew me out at a social event because said son was not employed - full time.
Because 'she believes that he can do something repetitive'. Mind you she hasn't spent any time with my son or seen him in 10 years (or, ever really) but she strongly  believes this.

If I didn't know exactly what I was talking about I wouldn't say anything to a special needs parent about what they should or should not be doing because we're all tired from both the idiots in this world (ie: other people, not our kids) and the struggles we have eeking out a good life for our kids.

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