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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is twelve, and people have been nice, when he is well behaved, but I don't remember one singlet time that anyone went of their way for us when he was in full meltdown. 
I remember a lot of people staring, moving away from us, looking at me like I had two heads, and trying to guide us out of their store or restaurant, but not one person was ever particularly kind. 
I'm not a negative person--I wanted to post a positive experience like OP, and I can't think of one. DS has had a few nice teachers through the years. His kindergarten teacher and his fourth grade teacher were nice and seemed interested in helping him. [/quote]

I want to qualify this...it wasn't toward my son, but when my DS was in early elementary, his friend had a class party. Her older brother has significant physical and developmental disabilities. He was a teenager and was in a wheelchair, non-verbal, with profound disabilities. I looked over during the party, and his father was gently feeding him, wiping his mouth and just so affectionate and loving toward his child. 
The family was a a different culture and  I made some assumptions about how a boy with such extreme special needs would be looked upon. I remember feeling really ashamed of my pre-conceived notion, because the family treated their son with such pride and respect and dignity and love. I am still moved when with I think about it and used the experience to remind myself that we all hold bias that we are not aware of until they rear their head--and these bias are often wrong. [/quote]

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