RE: The Autism Club: Autism Awareness Swag - Do We Really Need It?
I would worry with the stigma that they would look at him as a time bomb or as inadequate if it were my child that was wearing the bracelet or shirt. My mother ran a day care growing up and we had an individual who was autistic so I am very familiar with the melt down stage that you are referring to and as a child myself at the time not understanding what was going on. I feel many people not just kids but adults still haven't dealt with it enough to understand how things really are. Even if you had the bracelet the only ones that would truly understand would be the ones who have been around it personally and they would be the ones at your side trying to help or at the very least would know what was going on with or without a bracelet. Just my opinion on the matter but there is never a harm in trying either. You can always remove it if you decide to later. Thanks for the read I enjoyed it.
I worry about that a little, too, but sometimes I think not having to explain in those moments that I REALLY feel the need to explain would be a big relief, and like @krystle mentioned, help me to focus on my son, not the other people in the room.
You're absolutely right when you said:
There's a saying in the Autism community that goes: "If you've ever met one person with Autism, you've met one person with Autism." Meaning, every person with Autism struggles differently than the next. I think that's the biggest aspect people don't understand about the condition.
THAT needs to be a shirt. I would wear it.