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[quote=Anonymous]My kindergartener doesn’t have any special needs, but from what she’s told me about school one of her classmates does. Larlo has other adults who sometimes help him in the classroom, got ear protection for the fire drill, etc. I haven’t said anything in particular because I don’t know anything for sure and it’s none of my business — just “oh, that’s interesting, did you play with Larlo at recess today? What was for lunch?” or whatever. But recently she came home and told me that they were all singing really loud in music class and Larlo got scared and ran away and ran all over the school and the teachers had to chase him, and wasn’t that HILARIOUS? Well, no, it’s not funny, and it probably makes Larlo feel terrible that all his classmates were laughing.

She’s familiar with the concept of special needs because her best friend from church is autistic and dyslexic, so we’ve talked to her about differences (quite specifically — I consulted  friend’s mom, who is also autistic, about her suggested language), but since I obviously don’t know any details of Larlo’s life beyond what I hear from my daughter I don’t think it’s appropriate to speculate.

Anyway, I did a general “wow, that’s not nice, it sounds like Larlo was really upset, how would you feel if people laughed when you were cared of [a thing she’s scared of]?” but I think she might be kinder if I told her Larlo’s trouble is because his brain works differently, just like her church friend’s trouble reading isn’t because she’s dumb. OTOH, none of my business!

What would you prefer your kids’ classmates’ parents do? I’ve never met Larlo’s parents. [/quote]

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