tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14806700.post8651988553350178111..comments2023-05-09T09:23:20.357-04:00Comments on Cutest Baby EVER: SundayJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585179358306590340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14806700.post-24839991567075925102011-07-06T09:25:00.337-04:002011-07-06T09:25:00.337-04:00We actually never addressed my nephew's autism...We actually never addressed my nephew's autism with Adam - we kind of waited for Adam to start the conversation. When he was about 4.5, he asked us, quietly, why his cousin still wore a diaper. It wasn't in a taunting or mocking way *at all* - he just kind of noticed. And so we explained that his cousin has something called autism, and the autism is why he has a harder time talking and communicating, and that made potty training a little trickier for him to learn than it was for Adam to learn, and the dialogue sort of went from there. At 6, Adam is aware that his cousin has autism, but it's more like, I don't know, just part of James? Like Adam has blond hair, James has autism? Obviously, there's a whole lot more to it than that, but that's how Adam views it from his perspective as a 6-year-old. <br /><br />I think your response, "Yes he is wearing a diaper, do you want to know why?" was perfect and I don't see why you wouldn't use that in the future. I think that with kids, especially with the punkass ones (and it doesn't sound like this kid was a punkass at all), the best approach is to kill them with kindness, and that if a punkass kid (or adult) points or stares at Anthony, approaching them and saying, "Yes, my child is flapping his hands, we call that 'stimming,' and I can see why you'd think it's unusual, do you want to know why he does that?" would, at best, enlighten someone about autism, and, at the very least, would put them in their place.Terinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14806700.post-65491767130582195142011-07-05T08:46:15.159-04:002011-07-05T08:46:15.159-04:00People can be really mean. We get a lot of comment...People can be really mean. We get a lot of comments from adults and kids about josie's strawberry on her shoulder. I mean seriously I have had adults come up to her at the pool and ask how she got that "boo boo" WTF? It's amazing how defensive I can get when it comes to my kid. How you reacted is natural and I think you handled it well. Hope when you do train him it's super easy!! One can hope right??Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15812430978634705596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14806700.post-51006596045875726062011-07-04T16:54:24.507-04:002011-07-04T16:54:24.507-04:00At least you had some kind of reaction. My twin 6...At least you had some kind of reaction. My twin 6 year olds are still in diapers too and I think if/when that happens to me, I'll just stand there and not say anything at all. I'll be too dumbfounded and stunned to speak. Then a couple of hours later I'll have a great comeback....Bonnie@TheFragileXFileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949930490509336767noreply@blogger.com