Because Rach is utterly self absorbed, a complete narcissist (and many more) she doesn’t consider that there are other people who also struggle. My ND child really really struggles with noise and while I’m not diagnosed, so do I. We often end up leaving restaurants sooner than we’d like if we can hear the clattering of plates and others loud voices. Neither of us is able to tune out! My child then has to sit and regulate for a while when we get back home but if we didn’t get the chance to do that they would be very disregulated. How does Rachaeaeaele know this lady isn’t ND and has sensory overload? How does she know that she isn’t going through a bloody awful time and has reached her limits. Not that it actually happened anyway.
It’s almost like Wilby is the only ND person in the world and everyone else is living in it. I know many children who have/are autistic and Rach really should be thankful that she had a little boy who is very articulate and able to be taken on all these adventures and transitions. Most families I know couldn’t even dream of going on holiday, changing routine and/or all the other logistics that come with non verbal, often highly triggered, runners who can’t cope with different smells, noises, foods, touch. She f@cking LOVES that Wilby is autistic and playing that card but deep down is relieved he isn’t _too_ autistic because that requires a whole new level of caregiving that she couldn’t be bothered with. She makes me sick.