I Work In Retail

Yesterday some kid was in the store just talking and whining in a shrieky voice as loud as he could just constantly. He stayed at least an hr. I didn't think he'd ever leave. When he finally did I said,"that boy and that screaming. He was loud." The lady checking out turned out to be his grandmother and said, "that boy is my grandson and he autism, ADHD, and defiant disorder. I am sorry he got on your nerves." She very defensive. I felt bad and said, "oh I'm so sorry ma'am. I feel sorry for him having that." I didnt know if he cpuld help it or not, i just said he was loud.She went out and abt 10 minutes later the boy's mother came in and asked for my name. I'm sure she will call and complain I was a monster for saying anything. I swear, it takes very little to offend people. It's almost like people actively LOOK for things to be offended and upset over. Sometimes I miss the good old days, as recently as the early 90s, when you didn't have to tiptoe around kids and their endless disorders. If adults complained abt a kid's behavior 30 yrs ago it was assumed to be the kid's fault not blamed on a bunch of disorders.end of rant

ravenwind43 · 51-55, F

Defiant disorder is often a nice way to say a child isn't disciplined or told no. Autism is different, but ADHD and Autism is overdiagnosed. You're not a monster the world has gone crazy.

ravenwind43 · 51-55, F

@Cloud7593 ADHD was the big one of the 90's and early 2000's and it must be making a comeback

TrunkZ · 56-60, M

Shouldn't the parent have taken some responsibility? If she went to a movie or a restaurant and there was a crying baby sitting next to her for an entire hour, would she think that was appropriate? I suspect a responsible parent would take a crying baby out of the theater and not let it go on for an hour. While this is not quite the same thing, the parent should think about such things too.