The woman at the grocery store told my daughter with Tourette's to control herself and my daughter looked at me like I was supposed to fix it and I just stood there saying nothing.
More people experience this than they realize.
The failure to protect in moments of public judgment creates shame about both the child's vulnerability and the parent's human limitations.
“Where Are You with Parenting a child with disability or neurodivergence?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.