Aspie's supportive mother starts fb page to show he's loved

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The boy's birthday is on 9 March and he didn't want her to bother with a party as he said he has no friends.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... s/5412731/

nothing comes close to a mother's love.

^ Sadly, I never knew it.

Knowing kids, they'd probably say his mum is being desperate, and make fun of him behind his back. I know this is being cynical, but kids can be total monsters (and now, they are far worse than during my time at school)

First of all, the mom came out and said that the media outlets were giving false info by saying he has Asperger's, she said he doesn't have Asperger's but something "similar to". Secondly, I feel bad for this boy, the WHOLE WORLD knows about his lonely circumstance and his "problems", and he doesn't even get a say with whether or not he wanted them to know. I think what'll happen is he's going to be embarrassed and the kids at school will bully him about his "mommy trying to get friends for him". Kids are cruel unfortunately. And what if the boy just doesn't want friends because he doesn't like anyone at school (I felt that way). And by the way, parties are loud and socially overwhelming and maybe he agrees. I hope there's a happy ending to this but I'm not sure it's a guarantee.

IMO children's bullying behavior often reflects the negative attitudes of the adults around them. I think the outcome will not depend on children so much as what adults enrage and reward.

The kids are just more direct when they bully. Where things go depends in adults caring, or not.

Maybe NVLD. Technically not on the spectrum.

If this is my mom I would not be happy about it. I think a lot of NT moms still use their own standards to judge what's best for their children. They want social stuff so they think their kids must crave them, too. I asked my family not to celebrate my birthday last year, and it was great to have a peaceful day and do what I really want. My second autistic son's birthday is March 10th, he has no close friends, either. We're going to do a birthday mini-vacation.

By saying that she's still confirming that he has problems regardless. Poor boy.

If my mom did this to me, I would kindly request to live with my grandparents, and I would wonder what her problem was. (Knowing she herself went to High School and should understand by now that this would completely ruin my social life in every way until I moved to a different city).
Maybe this mom wanted the same fame people like Adalia Rose's parents have. That's my guess, she did this for her own attention. Adalia Rose's parents even told Adalia to say in a video they filmed of her "stop taking credit for my videos" in an attempt to get more page views and likes on her Facebook page, and take away traffic on other people's pages that use her videos. Adalia is 7 I think, I doubt she actually cares... Her parents are facebook like-whores in my opinion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NyLHuqm7oQ

I have to say that I don't have a good feeling about this. It seems that the mom is basing her view on what she thinks her son should have, based on the mainstream view of what birthdays entail. That's fine, but it strikes me as being not at all cognizant of what the boy might think or want.

The whole thing is shrouded in secrecy, too. The mom could have used this as an opportunity to educate people about whatever her son has. Instead, she mysteriously says it's "like Asperger's," but doesn't elaborate. I don't doubt that she comes from a good place, but it seems to be more self-based than Colin-based.

Wow! That's awesome. Over 2 million likes now.

I read about this! I think it's very sweet what she's doing for her son. I left a comment for them, but not an actual birthday wish. I'm saving that for his actual birthday.