I was hauled before the class teacher again yesterday. I hadn't a clue what my son had done this time and he was keeping tight-lipped.
Turns out he had upset a girl in the class by telling her that her dad, a smoker, was going to die of cancer.
The dad was really angry apparently, and it took a lot for the teacher to calm him down.
Looks like I'd better keep my eye open for lynch mobs in the playground.
My son sees the world in black and white. To him, something is good or bad. There is no in-between.
He knows that my grandad died of lung cancer from smoking and that his own grandad died of smoking related complications. He also know a close friend of ours who survived lung cancer, but has a husband who smokes. This is why he is so anti-smoking. Couple this up with the ads on the TV and radio and it is easy to see why he said what he did.
We had a word with him about being considerate of others feelings. He needs to learn about how words can hurt and to have empathy for others.
I dread these "chats" with the teacher, which seem to be incresing in frequency lately.
I just finished reading your entire blog. My son also has Autism and it's been hard but we are doing our best.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I hope you enjoyed the blog!
DeleteBest wishes for you and your son. Having a child with autism is a struggle sometimes, but also a great joy too. X
Hi Louise, Ive only just discovered your blog and can personally relate to most of what you post also being Mum to a child with autism.
ReplyDeleteWe have very difficult days and good days!
My son goes to a fantastic special school where Ive developed good friendships with a group of parents as we all have that understanding of daily life with special needs child - we were in Alton Towers during the holidays and whilst on the cable cars, one of the children started shouting
'were going to die! were going to die!'
because thats what he had seen in a James Bond film - you could see some of the other passengers shocked by outburst because of course our children look 'normal'
Definately the invisible disability
x
Hi Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI loved your comment. I have been chuckling about it all day; it so SO typical of what a kid with autism would say in a public place!
Genius. x