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Autism (ASD) | Last Active: Jun 19 1:34pm | Replies (1156)
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@gingerw

@mamacita My stepson's son is on the autism spectrum. Sometimes when they go out, the youngster wears a set of headphones designed to minimize the stimulation of too much going on around him. As his mom is a special education teacher, she is well versed in different approaches to handling auties [not aunties like I misspelled before!]. It seems to help him, and look pretty cool on him, very styling ;))
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Mamacita, Alumna Mentor | @mamacita | Oct 11, 2018

Thanks,gingerw! I am still familiar with the people I worked with for so long. But I cringe when I think of asking them for advice on the right headphones.

Some of my own family don't respect you when you tell them you are on the Spectrum. So, yo me, it's worse, even, to share my heart and have them say things like "You're too sociable to be on the Spectrum!"

Or, even worse, "But you make eye contact so well!" Un huh. Yeah. And how long do you think it took me to learn how to fake that eye contact?

I don't even pretend to know everything there is to know about the Spectrum. But some things educated people say to me are bordering on offensive.

At any rate, thank you so much for responding. It's great to hear from you so frequently! Adios, Mamacita

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