Kids - in a really good way - can talk about their differences without the baggage that adults have.
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Kids don't talk like adults, but kids on the spectrum don't necessarily fall into the same patterns of speaking or have the same interests as other kids their age.
I want to encourage kids to speak up, to tell their stories. That is the only way people will know what we have to go through. Believe in yourself. Someone once told me being different isn't bad - different is just different!
Conversations between parents and kids are important - about race issues, about all kinds of things, about heritage.
Someone once said about me that I talk to everyone the same, no matter what age they are. I don't see kids and adults. I see everyone the same.
It's fun when your kids reach a point where you can actually start talking about things.
I abhor 'baby talk.' I speak to kids like I would any other person, and they seem to respond to it.
Kids are more genuine. When they come up and want to talk to you, they don't have an agenda. It's more endearing and less piercing to your aura.
As kids, our experiences shape our opinions of ourselves and the world around us, and that's who we become as adults.
My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!
When you're a kid, you might be picked on for your differences. When you're an adult, employers, colleges, friends - people look for differences when you're adult, and that's what makes you shine and stand out.