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I’m a mother of an autistic 12-year-old Tosia and 7.5-year-old
Tadeusz. So I’m both a “neurotypical mom” and a “non-neuro-
typical mom”. I live in the 21st century, in a big city, and yet I of-
ten meet with prejudices, exclusion, stereotypes and fear of my
child’s otherness. Tosia loves the theatre – what does the visit there
look like and can it happen at all? How do we manage in a shop,
school, playground? How does her younger brother deal with
Tosia’s autism? How do I manage? What have I learned, what do
I know about autism? There are no stupid questions. I will answer
each one truthfully and the best I can.