Hi all,
Just needed somewhere to vent, hope that's okay! (I'm new here).
My DD7 is autistic, this wouldn't be smack-you-in-the face level of obvious to someone that doesn't know her very well though. She has people she thinks of as friends but often plays alone as the noise in the classroom means she needs to peace and space to regulate at playtime.
A child she thinks of as a friend and is always happy to see had a birthday party and DD was the only girl in the class not invited. I totally get that as they get older, they tend to have smaller parties with a select few guests but DD was the only one of 12 that wasn't invited, as well as a few others, so that's not the case.
I'm not mad, of course birthday child can ask/not ask whoever they like but I'm just really, really sad for my girl. She is kind, she is crazy imaginative, she is so incredibly loving and absolutely hilarious but because of her differences, I know some of the children talk about her and think she is odd (other DD has mentioned things others have said about her sister) and that just breaks my mama heart into pieces. She is wonderful and thankfully, mostly oblivious to this sort of thing but I know as time goes on and this happens more and more, she will notice and it will hurt her.
That saying is really ringing true for me today - "I wouldn't change you for the world but I would change the world for you."
Anyway, thank you if you have read my sad mummy musings, I appreciate it ❤️