Bainbridge Island mom overcome by random act of kindness
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KOMONews.com wrote:
A Bainbridge Island mother received an unexpected act of kindness when her son had a meltdown at a local diner, and now the gesture is going viral.
Everyone has been out to a meal when a child loses it. Six-year-old Elliot recently had one of those moments, which his mother called "an autistic meltdown."
"Just after we ordered our food, he just spiraled into a complete autistic meltdown, yelling and screaming. It's a temper tantrum on a whole another level," said Lauren Nordberg.
Elliot is used to a routine, but the restaurant was packed and noisy, which meant he couldn't get his usual table. His mom says those are all triggers.
"I started to get looks, as we often do when we have a meltdown," Nordberg said....
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/bain ... f-kindness
Everyone has been out to a meal when a child loses it. Six-year-old Elliot recently had one of those moments, which his mother called "an autistic meltdown."
"Just after we ordered our food, he just spiraled into a complete autistic meltdown, yelling and screaming. It's a temper tantrum on a whole another level," said Lauren Nordberg.
Elliot is used to a routine, but the restaurant was packed and noisy, which meant he couldn't get his usual table. His mom says those are all triggers.
"I started to get looks, as we often do when we have a meltdown," Nordberg said....
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/bain ... f-kindness
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Diagnosed in 2015 with ASD Level 1 by the University of Utah Health Care Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic using the ADOS-2 Module 4 assessment instrument [11/30] -- Screened in 2014 with ASD by using the University of Cambridge Autism Research Centre AQ (Adult) [43/50]; EQ-60 for adults [11/80]; FQ [43/135]; SQ (Adult) [130/150] self-reported screening inventories -- Assessed since 1978 with an estimated IQ [≈145] by several clinicians -- Contact on WrongPlanet.net by private message (PM)
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