Parenting Dilemmas
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Staring
We all do it - stare at people - curiosity - but when does it become rude? Uncomfortable? Why?
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We all do it - stare at people - curiosity - but when does it become rude? Uncomfortable? Why?
Below are some excerpts? Thoughts and input from others...
Please contact us with what you do? Think???
So, what do you do when people stare at your child?Posted: 13 Jul 2012 03:48 AM PDT from "Love that Max" http://www.lovethatmax.com/
Catching people staring at your child with special needs comes with the territory of special needs parenting. I do it all the time, watch people watching Max. It still gets to me. There's the curious stare, often from children and sometimes from adults, of "What's up with him?" There's the perturbed stare, typically from adults, of "Oh, something's up with him." I can tell what they're thinking, because I have DSP (Disability Sensory Perception). And sometimes, it's just a stare. A blatant stare. Replies: Some questionable.... What do you do? "exerpts from - Love that Max...." "Oh, do you know him? You're looking at him so I thought perhaps you know him?" "Hi, would you like to be introduced to my ..........?" "My ...............is autistic, but he's not rude" "Do you realize that people who have special needs also have feelings? Do you like being stared at?" Stare right back at them... "Hi! I'm .......... and this is ....." And that can break the trance and start a conversation. "You're staring at my child. Is there something wrong?" Which flusters people "I see you staring, would you like his autograph?" Which flusters people even more. Yeah. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some of our - and YOUR thoughts - Hand people cards - explaining diagnosis - etc Share information about individual - Remember ~ most people are just curious like you are when look/stare at some with a broken arm/leg - you wonder what happened - why... you think about the impact.... You feel bad or sorry for them.... |
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