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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's so hard. We're new to this and my son is highly functioning but has issues reading people. He's 5 years old but very tall, so he seems older than he is. Today a dad at the pool started screaming and cursing at him and my child still wanted to play with his kids. We're starting ABA therapy soon but at this point in time I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel.   [/quote]

That dad acted horribly. No adult should scream and curse at a child. I'm sorry. [/quote]

Thank you. I know I'm playing armchair psychologist but the dad seemed to be on the spectrum too - I can recognize the atypical speech prosody, the loud and monotone voice - and had horrible anger issues at a minimum. He flipped out on my 5 year old because he said he'd share his toy with his much older son but then walked away with the toy and his son was upset. He started screaming at my child and calling him rude and a prick. Mine doesn't understand and went back to play with his children while the dad kept screaming at mine "son, I told you to go away." WTF do you do in situations like these? How do I prevent him from being abused later in life?   [/quote]

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