Feeling judged.

[LuLuLu86]

Hi everyone,

I have a 9 year old with a tic disorder who also has ASD. He had a minor tantrum today whilst out and I saw the man close to us watching and shaking his head. I haven't experienced this before and it made me feel so low, how do other parents cope with this? To an outsider you would have no idea my child has any issues which makes it easier to be judged maybe? Advice ad reassurance needed. Thank you very much

You’re lucky you made it 9 years before you noticed people judging.
Pay them no heed. They don’t know the situation and folk will ALWAYS judge, they judge for anything and everything.
Rather they said it to your arse (back) than to your face.

It's so common unfortunately.

My son was diagnosed autistic at 2. He is tall for age and looks older. At nearly 3 sometimes he still likes his dummy if he is over stimulated. I get so many disapproving looks. He makes unusual sounds and we always get lots of stares.

It sucks but people just don't think. Sadly there is a lot of misunderstanding that just seems like we are "crap parents"

Thank you. It's all quite a new diagnosis,over last year or so, so it feels rather scary.