Not nice comments toward tiny babies
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That’s a tough one. How well do you know this girl? If this is behavior outside of the normal that you’ve seen, then I might talk to her mom and see if perhaps she was struggling that day. I have 2 autistic brothers and their idea of “humor” can be very strange and sometimes downright disturbing. One brother I wouldn’t trust alone in a room with my kid, the other is so caring and sweet that I know any weird jokes are just him not understanding social norms. For now I wouldn’t recommend leaving baby alone with her until you can establish whether this was out of the ordinary.
I have an 18 month old girl, she isn't autistic, but I don't think there is such a thing as evil intent behind what they say and do. They're still babies. What I will say is that at this age they're seeing how far they can go before someone puts a boundary in place. My 18 month old will test my limits and I need to remain firm or she will push the boundaries with what she says and does. She has hit her 3 month old little sister in the head, poked her eye, snatched her toys, testing the limits of things, but this is NOT because she has any intent to hurt her or make her feel bad. They're BOTH babies.
For background: this girl is very well behaved, very artistic & overall a good human. Well mannered and lovely toward everyone. I wasn’t too worried as her mum was with us the whole time & her mum is not only my partner and I’s friend but she also works in a childcare centre so I trust her a lot. I’m just not so sure I’d trust the daughter with my child in the future. Honestly you couldn’t even tell she is autistic but she basically has the mental capacity/intelligence of a 14 year old. She also baby sits the other child that was there with us. And has helped her mum out at the childcare on numerous different occasions. So she is generally great with kids. And yes it’s very likely that she was overstimulated when this happened, as when my son started to cry, so did the other baby. This is the first time I’ve heard these kind of disturbing comments from her. Happy to be around her with baby but I think I will make sure I am around also. Idk, you just never know hey.
@May 😬 I am referring to an 18 year old
She literally has no idea that that was the wrong thing to say. I wouldn’t trust her alone with your child but I think it’s ok if you are there.
@Sarah yeah that’s what I am thinking too 🤍 she is such a lovely girl
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm not even going to delete my comment
@May haha!! I agree with you completely though about what you said! Just wrong age in this post 🥰🫶🏽
Many many many autistic people I know enjoy morbid humor. If this is the only time you've had a weird vibe from her, I'd probably say she was either really struggling with the overstimulation of being around a cranky baby or really missing the mark on her jokes.