Although I am perfectly comfortable chatting with others about Down syndrome, I don’t know how to handle situations when others are uncomfortable.
When meeting someone for the first time, if I mention that we have a grandson with DS, the other person often looks like a “deer caught in the headlights.”I could choose not to say anything in the first place, but then avoiding the obvious can also be uncomfortable.
And just as you and I are likely very different from one another, no two neurodivergent people are alike, either.Would you like them to say, “Oh, that’s interesting,” ask about your grandson’s schooling, or ask, “What’s that like for you?” If you love someone with Down syndrome , you will be drawn to others with Down. In that case, you should communicate your own friendliness directly to that person, and if they have family members or friends with them, you can gauge their willingness to interact with you by being open about your own family members.DEAR AMY: My boyfriend of four years doesn’t know when my birthday is and can’t understand why he should even care about it. He quips, “Sometimes I don’t even know my own birthday.
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