Tell me if you think it would be weird if I texted this girls mom.….

My son is 4 and was just diagnosed with autism. He currently goes to a preschool and he is the only autistic child to my knowledge in his class. He is going to be transferring to a developmental preschool next month.

Anyway, preschool drop off has always been extremely painful for me. It’s only 5 minutes a day, but it’s long enough to be totally heartbreaking. All the parents and kids line up to wait for the teacher to bring the kids in. Every single day since September, all the kids run and play on the grass and my son has always been excluded. It’s always been very painful to watch, and I guess what makes it even sadder is none of the parents have ever attempted to have their kids include my son. I don’t blame the kids. My son is obviously very different and they are so little themselves.

I’ve heard a handful of comments about my son from the other kids, none are malicious, yet still hard to hear. I’ve heard the kids tell their parents my son is “weird” I’ve heard them ask their parents why he doesn’t talk. I know they are genuinely curious about my son and not being mean, but still, when I hear it my heart sinks.

But there is one little girl in his class who is really truly so special. Every morning, she runs over to my son and says hi to him as soon as she sees him. It really makes me so happy to see. She has ran over to him to show him her new shoes, she’s even asked him if he wanted to go see her car which was so adorable. She is the only one in her class that has shown any kind of kindness and acceptance that I have seen.

Her little hi’s and interactions with my son have really meant so much to me. Like I can’t even explain how happy it makes me and gives me hope that he will find people who are nice to him.

I really want to text her mom and thank her for raising such a sweet little girl. I just don’t know if that is weird or not