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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the most annoying things someone said to me was, after I told her that my son has Asperger's she said:
 
"well I know it's hard when you find out that your child is not perfect.  We had a hard time when we found out that our young daughter needed glasses....."

Glasses??  WTF!!!  Was this supposed to be an analogy?  This person is generally pretty sensitive so I just chalked it up to her being well-meaning but unbelievably clueless.[/quote]

You just shot this thread in the foot, so to speak, with this comment.  One thing you can glean is that different families have different challenges and devaluing something that another person finds challenging is insensitive and annoying.  Visual impairment is a challenge, hearing impairment is a challenge.  ETc.  It's as if someone were to say to you, well, at least it's Asperger's and not cancer.[/quote]

New poster here.  Yes, of course, hearing impairment and visual impairment are challenges and special needs.  But not everyone who wears glasses is doing so becaues they are considered to have a "visual impairment."  I think the previous poster was making the point that getting used to a child wearing glasses is a minor cosmetic issue, not a "special need."  [/quote]

why would someone put glasses on a child who has no visual impairment?[/quote]

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