On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:32:59 -0800, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

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>"Pennyaline" > wrote in message
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>> On 11/14/2011 10:07 PM, Dimitri wrote:
>>> Over the weekend the doorbell rang. A girl 'bout 13 or 14 asked if I
>>> wanted some candy. I asked what was the cause - she answered so I can go
>>> bowling. I asked if she was part of a group or church, she acted a
>>> little confused and repeated so I can go bowling. To no avail I tried to
>>> explain a little about asking people for money. Finally I gave her the
>>> $2.00 and explained I did not need any candy. As she walked away her
>>> mother came up to castigate me and explain she was autistic. How the
>>> hell was I supposed to know? I was just trying to be kind. Next time
>>> they can go to hell...
>>
>>
>> Did the mother approach you because you gave the girl money, or because
>> she thought you didn't give her enough?
>
>The mother approached me (I guess) because I was trying to explain to the
>"child" she needed to explain who or what she represented, as in a school a
>church, a community organization what? Just I want to go bowling was not
>enough. I was a pleasant as I possibly could be. The mother virtually
>attacked me & closed with next time you might consider who you're dealing
>with. Like I should know she was Autistic by sight.

it sounds like the mother has as much of a problem as the child. A
business I work with took on an autistic kid as part of a life
training exercise. I don't know or care about all the details but he
came with a teacher. He looked and talked normal but didn't make much
sense. The first time I ran into him he was talking shit and luckily
my friend pulled me aside and told me the scoop. The event happened
too fast for me to say for sure how it would have ended without
intervention but I will say if he had been at my door asking for money
I'd have chased him away.

I can only try to understand the frustration a parent has with a child
with needs but taking it out on you was wrong.

Lou