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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also have a teen daughter (on the spectrum, yours is probably ASD too) who is into green this year. First, I'm relieved my kid moved on from white, because that was a bear to wash!

Second, to your question: what tint are you referring to? If it's the sun protection tint that appears in sunlight, that's perfectly fine, the glasses will stay clear indoors. My DD got her glasses before green became her thing, and she chose a purplish sun protection tint that looks all kinds of cool. If she had gotten green, it wouldn't have bothered me either.

We all wear glasses in the family, and I have difficulty imagining permanently-tinted eyeglasses.
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OP here. Um, my daughter is not on the spectrum, not sure why you’d assume that.[/quote]

PP you replied to. Because high-functioning autism looks like that, OP: unusually intense interests and difficult making friends. This should not be a taboo or a source of shame for you. Your child is still who they are, autism or not autism. It's just a label, that helps explain the things you are complaining about currently. It is normal to have color preferences. It's not normal to go to these extremes.

Also, you didn't answer the actually important question, which is whether the color is just a tint for transitioning into sunlight. If that is the case, would you be OK with a green tint?

Finally, I don't quite understand why you draw the line at that. Teens dress in all kinds of ways nowadays, because social media inspires them to draw on thousands of microtrends. Gone are the days when teens only had access to a few TV channels and only knew of a few major clothing trends. Now it's everyone doing their own thing. She won't be bullied with green-tinted glasses, and the social issue will stay exactly the same.
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