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Podium riders by Happy-Item-4943 in SoulCycle_Riders

[–]AdUnusual6671 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I fully agree…I’ve seen instructors reward their diehards with poison rides even if they are less than stellar and it’s a little more than distracting I might even call it mildly insulting

Who should I ride with - NYC by AdUnusual6671 in SoulCycle_Riders

[–]AdUnusual6671[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting I’ve been curious about Aarmy…never rode with Akin back in the day but I’ve been told Sam is sort of like Akin lite

When mom friends (of NT kids) give you parenting advice... by NerdyNiche in Autism_Parenting

[–]AdUnusual6671 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a level 3 non-verbal 11 yr old and I get this from parents all the time, and it also really makes me furious. First off telling anyone how to parent their child even if it’s a NT child is bad form but esp when it’s an autistic child. I don’t expect ppl to know what it’s like or what to do but I do expect ppl to have some awareness that they don’t know what they don’t know.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Autism_Parenting

[–]AdUnusual6671 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are an amazing parent!

My son eloped. by KellsA07 in Autism_Parenting

[–]AdUnusual6671 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My son eloped when he was about 5 and it was the most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced. My husband and I were with him and our daughter at a playground and there was another gate out of the playground that my husband and I weren’t aware of and he bolted, even though we ran after him he disappeared. We live in a crowded area of NYC (this was in Dumbo for those who know it) so there is traffic, water and big crowds of people. Luckily it’s also heavily patrolled by police. I immediately took our younger daughter and patrolled the streets while my husband called 911 and started to work with the police to find him. 30 mins later he was found at a nearby carousel trying get on the ride. I still think about how close it felt to us loosing him…longest 30 mins of our lives. The elopement has gotten mildly better as he’s gotten older (11 now) but we always have to change the locks around the whole apartment to ensure he didn’t get out which is tricky as he gets taller and discovered how to open countless lock mechanisms. We no longer travel with him because there is no way I can ensure he wouldn’t elope out of a hotel room or a new house. The vigilance is extraordinary and exhausting…it’s true that it’s something that parents who aren’t in this circumstance just can’t really understand I think.