personality friends contact child

When I Recognized Another Mom of a Child With a Disability

Reading now: 131
themighty.com

Many of us who have a son or daughter with developmental disabilities tend to become hypersensitive to any “atypical” behavior in those around us, be it subtle or conspicuous.

We develop a sort of radar that cues us into other members of our “tribe.” Perhaps it’s that passenger acting out on the airplane or the child having a tantrum at the store.

In these situations, my reaction is to establish eye contact with the person and/or his caregiver and smile reassuringly, hopefully communicating: “I get it and it’s fine…”.

Read more on themighty.com
The website mental.guide is an aggregator of articles from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the article if you find it unreliable.

Related articles

DMCA