So, you know how we’ve been discussing a lot lately about her IDD vs Autism, and which one is the bigger issue for her?
One of the last vlogs I watched, we have Asa waxing philosophy on Abbie when talking about vacation.
I’m paraphrasing but he basically went on about how
“she has absolutely no issues with large crowds”
“She has no issues with loud noises”
“She loves the sound of motorcycles revving up”
(And more “it’s weird, cause she has autism but no issues with all these things that typically come with autism”)
Yeah.. and how she has never had an issue making eye contact, in fact she seeks out eye contact. You can see this in the very first videos they ever posted of her at 6…
She Definitely has autism. But wow..it’s amazing how there are several things most severally autistic people struggle with that she doesn’t seem to.
Now, tell me again some the key issues people with severe IDD struggle with?
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Are they making fun of her?
Reminds me of this…
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I know that some kids are sensory seekers and actually do enjoy loud noises and other things like that. My kid is certainly not one of those. Actually, when he was younger, we could take him to loud places with little problem. He went to skating rinks with loud music and people and he even enjoyed it! Good thing I have it on video because now at 19, those days are long gone. He is terrified of traffic noises, motorcycle noise, etc. He loves to watch it all on uoutube though. Much safer to him that way.