'...I was thinking of this thread this morning, and thinking as foul as it is, I remember before I had ds, my only experience of people with dcs with special needs, were some of my mumsnet friends and threads like these, where people would recount the reality of their lives with such candour and honesty, in amongst the bile, that it was a real education. Now I know that 'education' is an excuse that MNHQ use to let threads like these stand, and god forbid, why anybody should be in the business of educating anyone, when they have their own day to day shit going on is another question. But the intelligent and honest posts on here have far outweighed the resentful and idiotic, and if one person gets an insight into what life can be like for someone with a disability or someone with children with special needs, then some good will have come out of it.'
I know I am not supposed to start a thread about a thread, and thank god the thread has died a death, but I suppose i just wanted people to realise that when they write heartfelt posts about their lives, it isn't just falling on deaf ears. Mumsnet Special Needs has been a real education to me, and now I have ds, who has special needs himself, it has been a place of amazing support and advice as well.
< By the way, I may be feeling a little emotional after spending nearly 4 hours on the bus to get to and from a physio appointment, during which ds screamed hysterically, which he continued to do for the bus journey home too, prompting 2 people to ask, 'what on earth is wrong with him!?' - and breathe>