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My friend recently discovered her son has autism. Before his diagnosis he was very aggressive with my oldest daughter in particular. In the course of a few months she has been dragged, pulled, pushed and choked by him. Knowing that something was wrong I always talked with my dd and told her to give him one more chance, he doesn’t always know when he’s hurting others. And so reluctantly she allows me to bring them back to play with them or be watched by their mom. He is now being treated and things were fine for a few of the get togethers we’ve had. But lately, again, he has gone back to being aggressive towards not just my kids, but others- choking, pushing, pulling… the same. At this point I feel I can no longer let my kids play with him. DD is terrified of him. I understand he’s got a problem, but how tolerant do I have to be when he’s physically hurting my child? I like his mom. We get along, and I would like to remain friends. What do I say to her?
My friend recently discovered her son has autism. Before his diagnosis he was very aggressive with my oldest daughter in particular. In the course of a few months she has been dragged, pulled, pushed and choked by him. Knowing that something was wrong I always talked with my dd and told her to give him one more chance, he doesn’t always know when he’s hurting others. And so reluctantly she allows me to bring them back to play with them or be watched by their mom. He is now being treated and things were fine for a few of the get togethers we’ve had. But lately, again, he has gone back to being aggressive towards not just my kids, but others- choking, pushing, pulling… the same. At this point I feel I can no longer let my kids play with him. DD is terrified of him. I understand he’s got a problem, but how tolerant do I have to be when he’s physically hurting my child? I like his mom. We get along, and I would like to remain friends. What do I say to her?
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