Mom Gloats About Son Teasing Autistic Child While Co-Worker With Autistic Son Listens On In Disgust

Jan 28, 2020 by apost team

Parents of children who are diagnosed as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder have a lot to worry about. In addition to the challenge of raising children whose development could be impaired by difficulties in communicating and socializing, there is also the matter of bullying, particularly by other children who do not know any better.

In December 2019, Kate Swenson wrote a blog to talk about these difficulties, and in addition, shared a story about a co-worker who was incredibly proud of her son making fun of a classmate with autism.

As told by Swenson, the story is too shocking to be true, but it illustrates the levels of stupidity that haunt humanity. At a casual meeting with female co-workers, all of them mothers, the discussion turned to raising children. The clueless woman in question felt that it would be cool to talk about her son's impersonation skills, which include mocking a boy who is on the spectrum This woman's account was detailed; she even mentioned that her son knows how to flap his hands excitedly, something that is often found at the more serious levels of ASD, Swenson writes on her community blog at Today Parenting Team.

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The rest of the women were naturally shocked by this revelation because the clueless mother was actually proud of this bullying. She clearly did not know that Swenson's son Cooper struggles with ASD; she is even a published author who maintains a Facebook page to promote awareness and advocacy for parents of children who are also on the spectrum. Swenson was in utter disbelief while the other mothers shot steely stares in the direction of the heartless mother, she continued on her Today Parenting Team blog.

Had this meeting been between fathers, there is a chance that a physical altercation would have ensued, but some women handle these things more gracefully and without uttering a single word.

To make matters worse, this awful mother showed her coworkers how her son has mastered the hand flapping mimicry. She finally got a clue, excused herself, and left the meeting just at the moment Swenson was prepared to say something. 

If you have a family member on the spectrum, or if you know parents who are raising ASD children, you will want to let them know about this incident and also about Swenson's advocacy work. It is estimated that one in about every 60 American children will be born with this condition.