Not every child is comfortable with kids who are different.

My son doesn't know what to do and is deathly afraid of saying/doing the wrong thing, so he usually avoids the situation.

My daughter, on the other hand, usually ends up making friends with them and treating them as they would any other kid (usually what the 'different' kid wants anyways).

Me?... the only time I get uncomfortable is with "bathroom" issues.

OlafTheBent: Not every child is comfortable with kids who are different.

My son doesn't know what to do and is deathly afraid of saying/doing the wrong thing, so he usually avoids the situation.

My daughter, on the other hand, usually ends up making friends with them and treating them as they would any other kid (usually what the 'different' kid wants anyways).

Me?... the only time I get uncomfortable is with "bathroom" issues.

The fear is completely understandable. But to turn away somebody who is different because the other kids fear them? That's not right, they need to learn how to deal with situations like that. That girl herself was clearly afraid which is why she ran off. Her parents are obviously trying their best for this girl to live as normal of a life as possible. You'd think parents of disabled kids would be more understanding and try to explain things instead of forcing her out.

Kid looks scary.

My autistic son does just fine in Cub Scouts. And I'm working with local packs and the State DMR to get more disabled boys involved. It's good for kids who spend all day segregated in special ed to have some time with normal kids, and it is good for the normal kids to have exposure to the handicapped.

She's a cutie. She lokks almost exactly like my step daughter did at that age except my step daughter used a tiny little walker.

Ask to move the girl to a troop with other spec needs kids & you get chastised for being intolerant.

Let the kid stay in hopes of helping her adjust to society & get sued for not looking out for the safety of the other kids when she suddenly goes ballistic & hurts one of them.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

take it from me, I am in my mid 40's and have a lot of exerience, 8 year old girls scare easily!

RandomExcess: take it from me, I am in my mid 40's and have a lot of exerience, 8 year old girls scare easily!

Put a clown nose on your penis. This will add an element of humor to the situation and build trust.

TFA: Magi's mother, who was present at the troop meeting, argues that she never endangered anyone but herself and that her child's behavior is normal for her when confronted with unfamiliar situations.

So when the kids runs off, gets lost, and hurts herself, you're not going to sue the troop? You better believe they're going to bounce her for whatever reason they can dream up!

:(

The parents and kids should just learn to deal with it. We spend every Christmas at my parents' house with all of our kids, including my nephew who is five and has autism. Everyone loves him, no one is afraid of him, and we all just give him his space when he needs it.

Cagey B: RandomExcess: take it from me, I am in my mid 40's and have a lot of exerience, 8 year old girls scare easily!

Put a clown nose on your penis. This will add an element of humor to the situation and build trust.

Haven't laughed that hard in a while, thanks.

Cagey B: RandomExcess: take it from me, I am in my mid 40's and have a lot of exerience, 8 year old girls scare easily!

Put a clown nose on your penis. This will add an element of humor to the situation and build trust.

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I had a similar experience in Cub Scouts. I think they were just jealous of my DON'T FREAKING TOUCH ME! badge.

PenguinTheRed:
So when the kids runs off, gets lost, and hurts herself, you're not going to sue the troop? You better believe they're going to bounce her for whatever reason they can dream up!

The article also mentioned that the girls mother was there the whole time.

Hey! I read the article.

And I found out it's IRONIC that she was previously in a regular scout troop for 2 years without any problems and then gets kicked out of the disabled kids group on DAY 1.

Her parents could just put her back in the other group, but they moved her out of it because it was getting too large, hopefully she can find a troop that she'll do ok in.

I can easily see a scenario where an autistic kid was causing such disruptions that she was an unfairly burdensome imposition on the other kids, and if that's the case it's perfectly reasonable to remove the autistic girl. I can just as easily see a scenario where the parents of the other girls (who were all physically but not mentally disabled) and/or the girls themselves just wanted to get rid of a kid who was annoying but not a real problem.

What I do know is that there's not a single person in this thread who knows what actually happened.

Kublai Khan: Kid looks scary.



*devil voice*
BUY SOME THIN MINTS OR I WILL EAT YOUR SOUL!
*/devil voice*

rcain: Hey! I read the article.

And I found out it's IRONIC that she was previously in a regular scout troop for 2 years without any problems and then gets kicked out of the disabled kids group on DAY 1.

Her parents could just put her back in the other group, but they moved her out of it because it was getting too large, hopefully she can find a troop that she'll do ok in.

Clearly the autistic child doesn't feel comfortable around kids who are different.

gopher321: GIS for That's Just Wrong (NSFSanity)

i was trying to figure out what this thread needed. that wasn't it

I_C_Weener: BUY SOME THIN MINTS OR I WILL EAT YOUR SOUL!

YOUR MOTHER SUCKS COCKS IN HELL.

Autism is a name given to a wide range of symptoms. You could just as accurately call it "demon possession."

Some people's demons are small and controllable. Some people's aren't. Not everyone is cut out for scouts, and a lot of kids get kicked out of scouts - and they don't even have developmental problems.

This one girl was ruining the scouts for the other four. I don't see what the problem is.

/didnt rtfa

rcain: And I found out it's IRONIC that she was previously in a regular scout troop for 2 years without any problems and then gets kicked out of the disabled kids group on DAY 1.

this.

its a scout troup for special needs kids, and they can't cater to her special needs?

Too bad the poor kid didn't have Turette's. Could have taught the other children a whole new vocabulary.

/Wait, 8-year-olds?
//they already knew that particular vocabulary

kill it with fire!

I feel sorry for the kid, but when she "runs off and injures herself" I think she has more problems than not being in Girl Scouts. Clearly, she's got tendencies that could be dangerous, and I don't think it's fair to subject the other kids to that. There's disabled (can't walk, blind, retarded) and then there's disabled (prone to self-injury or violence.) It's a sad, but real, fact of life that some people will NOT be able to do what everyone else can do. I think it's better to accept that than to try and blind yourself to reality.

brap: I had a similar experience in Cub Scouts. I think they were just jealous of my DON'T FREAKING TOUCH ME! badge.

So you met the clown-nosed penis as well.

PenguinTheRed: TFA: Magi's mother, who was present at the troop meeting, argues that she never endangered anyone but herself and that her child's behavior is normal for her when confronted with unfamiliar situations.

So when the kids runs off, gets lost, and hurts herself, you're not going to sue the troop? You better believe they're going to bounce her for whatever reason they can dream up!

This.

The font size is gigantic on that site. How loverly.

BobtheFascist:

Let the kid stay in hopes of helping her adjust to society & get sued for not looking out for the safety of the other kids when she suddenly goes ballistic & hurts one of them.

Making a rather broad generalization, are we not?

Pink4Flower: The article also mentioned that the girls mother was there the whole time.

And this would stop her from suing why exactly?

rcain: Hey! I read the article.

And I found out it's IRONIC that she was previously in a regular scout troop for 2 years without any problems and then gets kicked out of the disabled kids group on DAY 1.

Her parents could just put her back in the other group, but they moved her out of it because it was getting too large, hopefully she can find a troop that she'll do ok in.

Of course, it's also possible that the problems from autism manifest in an eight year old are greater than those in a younger child. Or, if not more manifest, at least more noticeable.

I'm officially sick of the "precious little snowflake" phrase.

Please, do not refer to it as "Autism". That sounds like some sort of crazy religion.

Better refer to it by the more PC moniker....Assburger Spectrum Disorder.

Girl Scouts are evil. They sell those damn cookies in front of the supermarket. It's impossible to pass by Girl Scouts selling cookies! I have three boxes at home? So what, there's some more Girl Scouts with their evil cookies, so I have to get a couple of more boxes.

GET AWAY FROM ME YOU LITTLE BIATCH! Thin mints? Ooohh! I'll take five boxes.

Please make them stop.

As a former Girl Scout, this just pisses me off to no end. The fact that it was a disabled troop is even worse. Grrr.

So a kid with parents who refuse to discipline her and use a made up 'disease' as a justification for having a feral child gets kicked out of a place that actually enforces standards of behavior? The only really amazing part of the whole story is that there's still a place that enforces standards of behavior.

PenguinTheRed: TFA: Magi's mother, who was present at the troop meeting, argues that she never endangered anyone but herself and that her child's behavior is normal for her when confronted with unfamiliar situations.

So when the kids runs off, gets lost, and hurts herself, you're not going to sue the troop? You better believe they're going to bounce her for whatever reason they can dream up!

It's the troop for disabled girls. I assume they're all at equal risk, and that the Girl Scouts have taken the appropriate legal action to avoid lawsuits, and, I assume, also give that troop less dangerous activities.

gopher321: Cagey B: RandomExcess: take it from me, I am in my mid 40's and have a lot of exerience, 8 year old girls scare easily!

Put a clown nose on your penis. This will add an element of humor to the situation and build trust.

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id hit

OlafTheBent: Not every child is comfortable with kids who are different.

Not every adult is comfortable with adults who are different. Having Aspergers (in the autistic spectrum), I know that full well. I can't tell you the number of times I've been called "weird" or "creepy" and shunned at social gatherings.

Sounds like these other girls are a bunch of 'Debbies.'



/Oblongs

Day_Old_Dutchie: Please, do not refer to it as "Autism". That sounds like some sort of crazy religion.

Better refer to it by the more PC moniker....Assburger Spectrum Disorder.

You *are* aware that Autism and Asperger's syndrome aren't exactly the same thing, right? Asperger's is a type of autism, but all autism isn't Asperger's

Am I the only one who read that as "Authentic 8 year old girl"?

JonnyBGoode: OlafTheBent: Not every child is comfortable with kids who are different.

Not every adult is comfortable with adults who are different. Having Aspergers (in the autistic spectrum), I know that full well. I can't tell you the number of times I've been called "weird" or "creepy" and shunned at social gatherings.

People can be such dicks at times. Low intellect jerks act like that.

As the mother of a 5-year-old autistic girl scout I can honestly say with great enthusiasm GRR on the leader for removing the girl! One meeting? For Juliette Gordon Lowe's sake, that's not long enough to get to know her and make that kind of decision!

JonnyBGoode: I can't tell you the number of times I've been called "weird" or "creepy" and shunned at social gatherings.

This is why I drink heavily at social gatherings. After about six drinks, as far as I know, everybody loves me until I black out.

gopher321: Cagey B: RandomExcess: take it from me, I am in my mid 40's and have a lot of exerience, 8 year old girls scare easily!

Put a clown nose on your penis. This will add an element of humor to the situation and build trust.

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Thoughts:

1) Wait, you're not gorgor...
2) Good thing I don't like cottage cheese.
3) That looks shooped. No way would the text stay that legible...there.

I used to have sympathy for nerds and weirdos, but then this guy with assperger's started working with me, and now I simply don't.

I say we go back to the tribal way of doing things in these matters.

Mayor Of R'lyeh: So a kid with parents who refuse to discipline her and use a made up 'disease' as a justification for having a feral child gets kicked out of a place that actually enforces standards of behavior? The only really amazing part of the whole story is that there's still a place that enforces standards of behavior.



/hotter than yo mama