What Not To Say

What not to say to parents/carers of children with AS/Autism Spectrum Disorder - funny and not-so-funny comments ...

• "my kids used to do <insert unusual/undesirable behaviour> all the time!"
• "they will grow out of it"
• "stop feeding him/her <insert food substance>"
• "in my day we would just paddle their backsides!"
• "you aren´t being strict enough!"
• "you are too strict!"
• "headbanging never hurt anyone"
• "don´t you think you are over-reacting?"
• "he/she doesn''t seem any different than the other kids in my class"
• "he/she seems fine to me!"

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