When you say 'when they found out' do you mean after they found out? Anyway is it possible they misheard what was said? If they thought it was measles or whatever that might explain why they said contagioug. I don't mind being alone for six hours
but It's mean to drag you there and then just dump you
I really think they may have misheard or misunderstood.
That's just rediculous. There was no reason for them to act like that, it was beyond rude. You should have broken something >.> :evil:
LOL sure, then complain why NTs might have decided AS = violence? 
That's just rediculous. There was no reason for them to act like that, it was beyond rude. You should have broken something >.> :evil:
LOL sure, then complain why NTs might have decided AS = violence?
Na, you could have done something sneaky that wouldn't have been discovered for a while.
I really think they may have misheard or misunderstood.
No, I doubt it. I also hope they had the decency to take in some food for him as otherwise he would have completely missed out. Also, what if he had to go to the toilet during those 6 hours. It all seems very silly and badly thought-out.
I can't believe that your parents didn't educate them, correcting their ignorance, and that your parents chose to stay at the wedding under those hostile conditions towards their child. I mean, so yeah, the people were stupid, but your folks knew better and played along....in my eyes the primary fault lies with them.
I have six children, and even though I find social stuff overwhelming and confusing, I just cannot fathom letting anyone treat my children that way, normal or not. In fact, even if the kid did have some contagious cold, I would choose to stay home or go home rather than making him feel diseased. That's just crappy all the way around.
Is autism contagious? No. Simple as that.
Are people stupid? Yup.
And stupidity must have run in that particular family.
This is were my new word "aspiephobia" comes useful.
I really think they may have misheard or misunderstood.
No, I doubt it. I also hope they had the decency to take in some food for him as otherwise he would have completely missed out. Also, what if he had to go to the toilet during those 6 hours. It all seems very silly and badly thought-out.
So you doubt that their idea of AS being contagious is a misunderstanding of what AS is?
I don't think they meant AS is contagfious, but that the attitude being projected might be contagious.
That makes sense (and I agree that having a misery-guts sitting there sulking spoils things rather), still very rude of them to just lock someone in a room, I mean you could at least word it a bit nicer.
I don't think they meant AS is contagfious, but that the attitude being projected might be contagious.
That makes sense (and I agree that having a misery-guts sitting there sulking spoils things rather), still very rude of them to just lock someone in a room, I mean you could at least word it a bit nicer.
But I don't think the guy was sulking. I know of Aspies who don't always feel like talking. They don't necessarily sit and sulk, they just sit quietly and probably listen to what is going on around them. It's usually because they either feel they have nothing to add to the conversation or because they are feeling overwhelmed at that time.
It's not very nice to automatically assume the worst of him when his quietness was most likely due to his Aspie traits.
If someone said I was contagious I'd probably laugh at them and say "are you serious?" That was funny when I read it, but unfortunate for you that they thought that. That's like saying adhd is contagious or something. Wow.
A better reaction might be something like "boo" (trying to touch them) to see if they really meant it that way. Then I'd walk up to whatever piece of food looks tastiest, pretend to cough next to it, grab the plate and retreat to the "banishing room". After all it's contaminated now...
Yes, me too. It wouldn't have been so much missing out on the socialising that would have upset me, but it would have been missing out on the nice food and also being treated like a pariah that would have been so hard to take.
The latter wouldn't have bothered me as long as I had a book or a catalogue to look at, but yeah I would've gone to grab some food and maybe raid their bookshelf and magazine racks for things about my interests before retreating. Personally being allowed to sit somewhere and do as I please would've been my idea of heaven at a party!
They get too worried about what the other people will think and forget to show loyalty to their family member first.
