Mum was off out somewhere and had a bad hand, so she asked me to do her coat up for her.
I did so and - because I was in a silly mood - I did it up as far as it would go. She then said "Enough! I'm not autistic!" (She does, however, suffer from depression and, as pro-cure as she might sound to people Ive talked to about such situations, she is a passionate autistic advocate who genuinely wants the best for her two kids, and has even presented talks in Finland about social care and advocacy for disabled people)
I know that she was making a joke but sometimes I wonder.....
However, she bitches to me - IN CONFIDENCE, naturally - about a fellow parent who is on some board she's on because he says stuff like "People with learning disabilities can't own houses [When many of the ones Mum knows actually can, and indeed DO]", and just generally moans and disrespects the very people he should be adovcating.
Did I mention that this guy has an autistic son himself?
I did so and - because I was in a silly mood - I did it up as far as it would go. She then said "Enough! I'm not autistic!" (She does, however, suffer from depression and, as pro-cure as she might sound to people Ive talked to about such situations, she is a passionate autistic advocate who genuinely wants the best for her two kids, and has even presented talks in Finland about social care and advocacy for disabled people)
I know that she was making a joke but sometimes I wonder.....
However, she bitches to me - IN CONFIDENCE, naturally - about a fellow parent who is on some board she's on because he says stuff like "People with learning disabilities can't own houses [When many of the ones Mum knows actually can, and indeed DO]", and just generally moans and disrespects the very people he should be adovcating.
Did I mention that this guy has an autistic son himself?
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