So this is my time of the week with my son. My boy is very high on the autism spectrum, he does not speak very often. When I picked him up from his mother's he was saying dummy and some other words I could not hear ( when he does talk , not just repeating what you say to him he talks very softly and it is hard to hear him). Well he kept repeating "dummy" that night and the next morning. I son has recently started a new day program since he is now 21 and can no long go to school and when I asked him who was calling him names had sad eyes and just kept saying "Dummy" every time I asked, it breaks my heart (yes I cried) . Texted his mom and she was also very upset. We do not know if it is the staff (not very likely has this is a very reputable program) or more likely some of the clients but not being able to protect him from the world make me feel like I am failing him. After a long talk with him (well not really that long has he would check out on me if it was to long) I told him that he was very smart and well loved (he is a very sharp kid) and a text from his mother and he stopped saying Dummy and started to smile. we went on to have a very good day but has a father I still feel very sad I he is having to experience this kind of bullying and God help the person who says that to him in from of me as I will be in jail and they will be in a hospital
