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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mom should have fed kid before plane like others have said.  They easily could have arrived early and gotten a hot meal.  Or, she should have made arrangements ahead of time with the airlines.  I have a special needs kid so I am empathetic but there are so many flight restrictions if you have a child who is that disabled, it may not be best to fly.  There is a section on some airlines that you can document any special needs and get assistance.  We have a child with mild autism and noted it on the flight documents.  Some were nicer about it than others but on one flight the flight attendant came to check on us.  My kid loves flying so its a non-issue but there is probably a lot more to this story.  As a parent, I pack everything I need and plenty of extra just in case.  I'm sure mom is exhausted and all that, but its her responsibility to meet her child's needs.[/quote]

Mom tried to feed her during the layover.

I have been on plenty of planes where people have asked to have things heated up.  What the mom asked for wasn't unreasonable.  In fact, it's a pretty much a textbook example of "reasonable accommodations".  It's quite reasonable of a parent to assume that the airline would do so.

Honestly, when parents with children with less significant disabilities express the kind of attitude you express, it makes me sick, and my heart breaks for their children.  If you really feel that having less disabilities makes you somehow more worthy of accommodation, than people with more disabilities, there's no doubt that you're also conveying the idea that no disabilities are better still.  I can't imagine growing up with a parent who felt I was less.  [/quote]

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