I mean, parents these days - just... parents these days. They think that if their kids frowns or cries for one microsecond that something must be wrong in the world.
For pete's sake: LIVING IN THE WORLD DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO NEVER BE UNHAPPY. BEING UNHAPPY AT TIMES IS NORMAL. NO ONE IS EVER HAPPY ALL THE TIME. PART OF GROWING UP IS LEARNING TO DEAL WITH UNHAPPINESS. YES. NEWS FLASH: THE WORLD IS NOT FAIR. GET OVER IT.
EDIT: And this applies to kids with autism. If this kid can use an Xbox and talk to the Media, I'll make the assumption that he doesn't have an extremely severe case of Autism. He might have a moderate or mild case of Autism, but since he gave a comment, he's clearly capable of communication (unlike some severe autism sufferers). He will live in this world and deal with the laws of this world. Granted, as he has a disability, some of the rules should be relaxed when applied to him. He should be given more opportunities to find jobs, he should be given more government assistance, he should be given more educational attention and in general, he should be allowed to live with his condition as best he can.
But he will live in the REAL world. We all do. Given that he can communicate and play games, he's probably going to want to interact with the larger society. And he will be hurt by others. It happens to EVERYONE. Society hurts people from time to time, it's PART. OF. LIFE, whether or NOT you are Autistic. Dealing with disappointment, consequences and social interactions and corporations is a PART of life, and it's going to be a part of this kid's life. If he can't handle his Xbox achievements being removed, if he can't handle THAT, then... how is he going to possibly deal with the real world and all the jerks in it? He'll be freaking massacred if he goes outside. The real world is cruel. I would know, I've been in it, and not even the really nasty parts of the world at that.
He needs to learn to get over something as MINOR as this, and it really is minor. No one lost their life. No one lost any property that was worth ANY monetary value. And I understand that those with autism might invest their emotions into some.... different things than others would. But even if he values these Xbox achievements as an integral part of his life, we all lose things that are integral to our lives at some point.
The kid's upset. Yes. My sympathies go out to him. But "devastated"? No. If he is, he is sorely unequipped to deal with the world that he WILL be a part of. There are meaner people in this world than Microsoft, and they'll try to do worse things to you than take away achievement points.
I strongly suspect this kid has been raised by a "wear-a-crash-helmet, seal-off-all-sharp-corners-with-foam" type Mum. That never does a child any good. I would know, I was raised by such a mother, and it screwed me the hell up.
For pete's sake: LIVING IN THE WORLD DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO NEVER BE UNHAPPY. BEING UNHAPPY AT TIMES IS NORMAL. NO ONE IS EVER HAPPY ALL THE TIME. PART OF GROWING UP IS LEARNING TO DEAL WITH UNHAPPINESS. YES. NEWS FLASH: THE WORLD IS NOT FAIR. GET OVER IT.
EDIT: And this applies to kids with autism. If this kid can use an Xbox and talk to the Media, I'll make the assumption that he doesn't have an extremely severe case of Autism. He might have a moderate or mild case of Autism, but since he gave a comment, he's clearly capable of communication (unlike some severe autism sufferers). He will live in this world and deal with the laws of this world. Granted, as he has a disability, some of the rules should be relaxed when applied to him. He should be given more opportunities to find jobs, he should be given more government assistance, he should be given more educational attention and in general, he should be allowed to live with his condition as best he can.
But he will live in the REAL world. We all do. Given that he can communicate and play games, he's probably going to want to interact with the larger society. And he will be hurt by others. It happens to EVERYONE. Society hurts people from time to time, it's PART. OF. LIFE, whether or NOT you are Autistic. Dealing with disappointment, consequences and social interactions and corporations is a PART of life, and it's going to be a part of this kid's life. If he can't handle his Xbox achievements being removed, if he can't handle THAT, then... how is he going to possibly deal with the real world and all the jerks in it? He'll be freaking massacred if he goes outside. The real world is cruel. I would know, I've been in it, and not even the really nasty parts of the world at that.
He needs to learn to get over something as MINOR as this, and it really is minor. No one lost their life. No one lost any property that was worth ANY monetary value. And I understand that those with autism might invest their emotions into some.... different things than others would. But even if he values these Xbox achievements as an integral part of his life, we all lose things that are integral to our lives at some point.
The kid's upset. Yes. My sympathies go out to him. But "devastated"? No. If he is, he is sorely unequipped to deal with the world that he WILL be a part of. There are meaner people in this world than Microsoft, and they'll try to do worse things to you than take away achievement points.
I strongly suspect this kid has been raised by a "wear-a-crash-helmet, seal-off-all-sharp-corners-with-foam" type Mum. That never does a child any good. I would know, I was raised by such a mother, and it screwed me the hell up.
