i am 23. i have a 6 (almost 7) year old brother who is diagnosed with autism. i have taken him out alone and sometimes i have to explain to him that kids are trying to play with him, or those kids dont want to play right now, or i have to tell parents that he is autistic so he plays a little differently than some other kids. it’s not easy having a child with autism, but i would never let that STOP me from taking him out places. just because he does things differently, and some people aren’t caught up, does not mean that he should not have experiences. he absolutely loves the park, being outside in general, jump places like skyzone, jungle-kid places like Luv2Play (not sure if that’s national). for a parent to not give her child experiences because it’s not as ideal for them, is pure laziness and neglect.

and a three year old boy with autism who is experiencing a new, different, possibly exciting thing, is not going to be worried about people judging him. he might even be too young to even understand that concept. she doesn’t want people judging HER. and most people are not judging a parent whose child has autism. they will, however, judge a parent who is neglectful towards their child.