Kylie Kelce

And our last question is in honor of April being Autism Acceptance Month.

Could you help the neurotypical adult on ways to help when we see a single parent in public potentially dealing with a tough situation?

Yes.

The difficult part of this question is that there is an explanation for individuals with autism that is when you've met one person with autism, you have met one person with autism.

And that phrase means that every single person on the autism spectrum is completely different.

And you can't assume that people who are diagnosed with autism will handle situations the same way or will have the same behaviors or reactions to a certain situation.

A lot of people associate headphones or noise canceling headphones with children with autism.

Tim, for example, my neighbor slash brother who I grew up with, he loves loud noises.

Loves them.

Wants to hear the lawnmower, wants to hear the vacuum, wants to go and watch all of the loud construction equipment.

He loves that.

So it's very much...

Headphones and noise-canceling headphones have become indicative of a child with autism or sensory needs.

But there are so many kids who are on the autism spectrum who love loud noises.

When it comes to a situation that you may see in public, don't stare.

Let's start there.

I think it's okay to ask if there's any way that you can help.

But don't assume that that parent is going to answer you.

If you offer that...

and the parent doesn't answer, you just need to be prepared to recognize that that was not meant to be offensive, that they were not ignoring you because they thought you were rude for interrupting, that they are handling something.