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Originally Posted by cannon7
Thanks for insulting my parental skills based on a post.
I have a daughter with down syndrome. She was bullied growing up. When I witnessed it my first instinct was violence. But I didn't go with my first instinct. My second instinct was to take the bully aside and have a private conversation with them. I explained to them that while my daughter didn't act like the other kids, she still felt the same when bullied. I'd then ask the bully what they would think if my daughter was their sister and they saw someone else bullying them. Without fail they'd say they wouldn't like it. Then I'd tell them I don't like it. And neither does she. Then I'd ask if it will stop. Without fail, they'd say yes. Even if they weren't sure if they meant it. Then I'd tell them I was going to hold them to it. And they would. Even the kids I was certain would reoffend. At least with my daughter, they didn't.
You know what kind of people have trouble showing remorse? People on the autism spectrum. How do you know this young man isn't on the spectrum? You don't. And neither do I. So such generalizations about what is and is not appropriate in regards to expressions of remorse is being insensitive to those with such developmental disorders. People are different. We don't have the full story, let's not pretend we do.
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No intention to insult my deepest apologies! Sometimes I don't get my thoughts out very well.
And you are right, about not having the full story! I was just sharing based on my own experience. I agree with what you are saying.
I worked with various agency's in support of people with disabilities for about 15 years as well as people with autism and down syndrome! Thanks for sharing your perspective as a parent!