5 things not to say to parents of autistic children
Danielle and Leah have children with autism.
Danielle鈥檚 teenage daughter Poppy and her friend, Leah, has three sons with the condition.
In this video, they tell us some of the things people have said to them about their children.
鈥淚 feel like she鈥檚 doing an amazing job under difficult circumstances鈥 and doing it with a smile on your face,鈥 said Leah to Danielle.
鈥淚鈥檓 proud of you. You鈥檝e done it and got out the other side,鈥 added Danielle.
鈥淵ou鈥檝e not just wasted it, you鈥檙e now helping everybody else鈥 to make sure that nobody else has to suffer the same.鈥
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