I have a little grandchild with Aspbergers. The Aspbergers child is often unable to realize the pain they can cause to others.
People used to let him run kind of wild. He got in a habit of slapping people really hard in the chest. Big guys could take it and found it funny. I was sitting on a chair and he ran up to me and slapped me in the chest. It was so hard it took my breath away.
I know he didn’t mean it, but he always got away with it because people let him.
You have to start early helping them to realize what they are doing.
This isn’t a slam on Palin, but I didn’t think this was too cute. That dog is sure a tolerant creature. I am sure Trig does many cute things. This is one others didn’t need to see.
Well said. Dogs, like children, will do what they are allowed to get away with doing.
Teach them early acceptable and non-acceptable behavior. Most will get it.
A few, unfortunately, are not mentally capable of understanding appropriate behavior. If that is the case with Trig, he cannot ever be responsibly permitted unsupervised access to this particular dog.
If it is not the case with Trig, then his parents need to explain to him how one responsibly treats a dog, and keep reinforcing the lesson, as they would with their other children.
Thanks for sharing, dforest. I think that your story is very relevant to this incident.
It may be that some who are reading this thread have forgotten that Trig has some challenges that he and his parents must address throughout his life. Trig will not always be a little, cute boy. Eventually he will probably be about the size of his father, and without the proper teaching he could have some serious problems coping with society, its limits and structure.