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[quote=Anonymous]It is really, really, really hard to be a parent of a kid with special needs. I'm not even talking about the daily life, but how you are made to feel like your child isn't welcome, and that you are always expected to beg for things, or apologize. I don't think anyone who hasn't lived it can understand.

That being said, it is just going to be hard. Other people can make it easier (and should!) by minding their own business. I do always try to remember that the child who is upset by screaming may have her own sensory processing overstimulation issues, or the child (or adult) who gets angry at being corrected might also be on the spectrum and not have the skills to cope well in the moment.

There are a lot of people with special needs. Not all of them are easily identified at first glance, even if you are familiar with special needs. And I don't want someone talking with contempt about my adult brother any more than I do people disparaging my favorite little niece.

Can't we keep that in mind, too? That some of the people around us are dealing with just as much? "Sorry" goes a long way, but maybe it's too much to ask in the moment. But that doesn't mean we can't do better talking about it later, after the moment has passed.[/quote]

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