My kids have waited all year to sit on your coveted lap. Excitement was bursting through their bodies.
This is called"stimming," and it's a self-stimulating behavior that results from her autism. I wouldn’t expect you to know that, but I would expect Santa Claus to be a safe place where neurological differences aren’t mimicked and put on display.
You asked me, “Does she always do that?” as you removed your hands from her back and put your leather gloves in the air to give it a go. Instead of inquiring about what she wants this year, you forced her to answer another question, “What are your hands doing?” as she sat there with a blank stare. Santa, she doesn’t know about her neurodiversity because it’s a moot point for us. Her flapping is an expression — an extension of her beautiful, joy-filled spirit.Santa, I want you to know I’m not upset with you. You’re not the first person to look at my family and snicker or stare. But my job as her mother is to increase empathy, so ‘tis the season to spread a little awareness.
You’re going to see a lot of kids this year. Kids who seem fine on the surface but are actually deeply scarred from broken families or drug abused homes or a variety of disabilities that often can’t be seen.My little girl is 7. This might be the last year she believes in your magic. So the next time you see a child like mine who expresses her emotions with her body — consider it beautiful, not bizarre.You are a beacon of hope, Santa.
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