NC for this but have been a regular poster for a few years now.
I have a DC who was diagnosed with ASD at two years old. DC means the world to me and I love them more than anything but they can be extremely hard work.
A friend of mine who I have know for over a decade and who I consider a close friend has made a couple of comments when I have brought this up, just casually in conversation. I try not to talk about things that are going on as I know that some people just don't really want to hear it, which is fair enough, but I did happen to mention that my DC was going through a stage of smearing their poo and biting me. And I mean properly latching on and not letting go. When I mentioned this I was told "oh, all children do that" and she will then completely change the subject. I just found it all really dismissive of what I was saying and how I was feeling. I would understand if it was me completely dominating every conversation with this but I'm not, it's just something I have happened to mention.
She makes me feel like I have to keep everything to myself and I feel that she thinks I am being dramatic.
Would this upset anyone else?