Autism comes in grades. My best friend’s son is level 2 and will depend on her forever - this was uncalled for.
I guarantee if this kid had a similar diagnosis, he’s bound to be tactile. My friend’s son is always touching things, and hypersensitivity is a factor at play in this. He genuinely finds some textures interesting and others uncomfortable, and he hates socks for this reason. His speech is heavily impaired, and he can’t form full sentences outside of echolalia, repeating a phrase that represents how he feels at the moment without being able to specifically say what he’s feeling. He heard someone once say, “You’re killin’ me, here!” when they didn’t want to do something, and it became a go-to phrase for him to repeat.
I’m disgusted by all of you who think this was well-deserved. Shame on you. If it turns out this kid is not high-functioning, I hope you all feel like dirtbags.
your friend needs to make sure his kid doesn’t touch/break other people’s stuff then.