You have to prepare your children for the world, whether you have a "normal" child or a child with special needs. Because the world is not going to change for your child, as nice as that would be. (personal quote)
I had to come to terms with this because of my very special son Hunner who is 5, he has aspergers, SPD, and an immune deficiency, Our day to day life is hard, we struggle, but I would not have it any other way. I have never treated my child different, or let his disability be known to him, in his mind he is just like every other child on the planet, and i intend to keep it that way. Yes we have to do things a little differently and yes to some passing stranger at the store we get stares, smirks and bad words BUT we dont let it get us down, if we did we would never leave the house. We have to pick and choose our battles with Hunner, but we do not let him get by with things because of his disabilities. At the end of the day we as parents do what we feel is best for our children, whatever that may be. But we cannot always expect the world to do the same.
