Why Is My Kid ‘Losing It’? #substack #shorts

5 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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An autistic person addresses the misconceptions neurotypical parents have about autistic kids, like dismissing meltdowns as overreacting or calling them "crackhead" behavior. The segment offers ways to respond to these judgments with empathy and education.

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Let's talk a bit about that as it pertains to the elephant in the room, which is the fact that you and I are both autistic and we are a minority. Not anymore really, but certainly in a sense. So, you know, the people that don't get this, the parents who are listening or watching who are like, why the F is my kid a crackhead sometimes? Why is he so, you know, why does he blow up over the smallest things? Or Or why is he so obsessive about where his toy goes or whatever? Whatever those, like, first, what are those common judgments and misconceptions that you've run into with parents? And then what would you, how would you respond to them?