Photo: Nicole Duggan
“The small things we take for granted every day are the hardest things for him to cope with. Different lights, sounds, smells or even the look of something can cause an overload that is too hard for an adult to deal with, let alone my little boy. ‘Normal things’ such as going shopping, playing in a kids play zone, or even a hair cut can be unbearable for him.”
She also offers a solution: find some common ground. For example, “To the people that stare at him because he hums, join in with his little singsong, because in his eyes he is singing the best song in the world.”
And who doesn’t love a singalong?
Moms and dads, the fact is this: people with disabilities are beyond precious to God. And they should be to us. Let’s all do BETTER when it comes to teaching our “typical” kids about how to react to them.
Check out Duggan’s entire Facebook post on her page.
