That's not an FML, you were just being a good parent. Awkward, maybe, but not bad.

In yet another response to pimpin88, the trouble is, you DO have to make certain accomdations for a person with autism. But in the same way you have to make adjustments for someone in a wheelchair. You can't refuse to put in a ramp saying, "Learn to walk! I'm not going to enable your handicap by putting in a ramp! I'm HELPING you! NOW WALK DAMMIT!!" And using the same analogy, you wouldn't confine someone who uses a wheelchair to their house because they have to ask people to make a slightly wider space when moving through a crowd. The same goes for those with autism. You shouldn't confine them to their house until they are, by your standards, "normal". Just because he does things other people may not normally do doesn't mean he shouldn't be allowed in public, as he is not a danger to anybody. In fact, those who grow up in families who refuse to accept who their child is and what handicaps (s)he must deal with usually end up confused, bitter, and sometimes violent, because they don't understand why people are so different from them. Autism is not mental retardation. People with autism often have difficulty making the connections between people, such as people to people, themselves to people, and a person to themselves. Those who are accepted and "exposed" to the world, even if they are not "normal" get a better grasp on the day-to-day interactions. However, even though her son may be able to handle his handicap, others, especially those who do not know him, are not. And it gets old. Can you imagine if people went around making fun of your brother everyday you went out? And if you were unable to say anything, because it may upset him? It's the same with the OP. Except he can understand when people are making fun of him. As for your brother, I really am sorry for your loss. And I know it seems like everything everyone else moans and complains about is trivial, because they are still alive, their loved ones are all still alive, and they just don't see how blessed their lives really are. And usually, that is the case. But to live with the fact that your child has an incurable handicap and have to suffer through watching him struggle through it, and through the torment from other people, and being unable to help is also one of the hardest things to go through. So please, have some sensitivity. There is, as always, a time and a place for everything. And a short quip for all the trolls. I understand all the great joy and immeasureable amount of fun and self-worth you get from posting comments like "YDI 4 b3i||g a //m4n!!" Don't. Not on this one. Go one FML up. It won't make a difference. And to the troll note in pimpin88's comment. No one gives a shit about your sports teams. They don't validate anything. Actually they do the opposite. I hope you tear your IT band.

Sorry for the length of my reply... especially if you have the iphone/ipod app. I feel your pain, and now, I've added to it.

Not an FML. Again the other parent would probably understand, as said, she is in the same boat.

You're a bitch.

pimpin's a troll don't listen to anything he says

Reality check for pimpin...... my son, who is 7 and has aspergers, has a 153 IQ. If only we had a local lacrose team.... why then *gasp* he could be "special" like you. Welcome to the real world matey, we all have our crosses to carry, some of us just don't feel the need to bitch about how heavy they are!

Must've been dramatizing for the kid. FHL.

Something tells that someone whos child is autistic would be able to tell the difference between someone making fun of autism and someone with autism

hey! they can go out sometime[: thatd be cute. haha. and i dont get how people can write paragraphs on this. gay.