Grah! Playdate stupidity from parents...

[blas]

I am very sorry to hear that all this is happening to you.

[NotSoInnocent]

Well, you know, the reason Autistic kids don't play with other children, you know it's because the child is being neglected/abused/whatever else nosey, stupid people think. Especially when you have to remove your child from an environment that is upsetting to them. (/sarcasm)

Gah... No kidding. My husband had his battalion holiday party this Wednesday. Nugget and I had to go have "Quiet Time Break" four times just to get through one and a half hours. She was happy to get her musical toys from Santa at the end, but there were waaaaaay too many people for her to be comfy.

I just loved the comment from one parent as we were sitting quietly outside.

Assuming Mother: See, hunny? If you don't behave, then you have to sit out here in the cold. That little girl must have been being very bad, (turning to me) right?

Me: *raised eyebrow and frown* Actually, my daughter doesn't like crowds very much. So we're sitting out here to get away from the noise. She's being -very good-. (looking at my daughter with a little smile) Right, baby girl?

Nugget: *a little loud, but getting closer to normal speaking voice* Right. I'm being good. Quiet is good. Santa will be here soon and I get a present!

*giggles* She's a sweetie.

[Cat]

People are so dumb. Both Child Rum and Nugget (love the nicknames) seem like cool kids with smart parents.

[Mike Taylor]

Interesting that the previous post dovetails with what I wanted to add, to put a little bit of a positive spin on the bad some folks have had to deal with here.

One of my best friends from school has a child with autism, when he went to visit with Santa, he spoke his first word yesterday. After his visit, he turned and said to Santa, "Bye." Everybody heard him, including Santa, and his mom about fainted. Until that point, all he had ever done was sign (and his vocabulary there is bigger than most three year-olds who can talk).

Their whole family was jumping for joy yesterday.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Got my Aspergers diagnosis very late in life; about a year ago or so, actually. Frankly, it was a relief to finally have a reason as to why I act and think a certain way.

When I was a kid, I too used to prefer to play alone in the corner as opposed to playing with other kids. I always used to take my own toy to places (a toy frog) rather than play with set toys. I learned to read extremely early; my parents encouraged this, rather than trying to squash it like some do, "Put that book down and go and play with the other kids!" What really gets on my nerves is people who see Aspergers as a disease, or refer to it as "special needs". -.- People are so stupid; it would be boring if everyone was a cardboard cutout.