A mother received an anonymous note on New Year's Day threatening her because of her son's screams with autism and makes herself heard

When Ana Gray, single mother of Napier (New Zealand) He opened his mailbox the next day of New Year, an anonymous anger note was found, handwritten:

"If you don't make that child stop screaming, I'll call Social Services and report you. We all get sick with screaming, and we'll also call the owner."

That boy is Wiremu, Ana's seven-year-old son, diagnosed with autism and general developmental delay five years ago. Shouting is your way of facing the world. But it seems that not everyone understands or wants to understand it.

A difficult situation

Wiremu's mother knows that screaming makes people nervous. It also makes her nervous and she has to deal with it every day. But the anonymous note has added stress to an already difficult situation.

Since the letter was not signed, he has no way of knowing which neighbor sent it, he explains to the New Zealand Herald newspaper:

"I would have preferred that they had spoken to me face to face in order to explain our situation. It is very difficult to deal with everything by myself."

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Ana is a single mother and has three other children. He has lived in this apartment for eight months and ensures that his landlord knows his son's diagnosis and has never raised any problems. Still, recognize that your child "It has become more difficult to handle, but there is nothing I can do about it".

As the New Zealand newspaper explains, he apologized for the behavior of the child to his neighbors on social networks and explained that "We only try to live life day by day with the hope that things will improve for us", because he has asked for help and is confident that he will arrive soon. And he adds that:

"I understand why my neighbors complain, it's very loud and has outbursts almost every day."

That's why he explains that they spend a lot of time at home, because taking him anywhere is complicated: "He screams all the time and people stare, say things quietly and complain."

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But we are left with this comment by Ana Gray as a final conclusion:

"I love my son to the bone. He may not be perfect for others, but he is perfect for me."

Because we find it difficult to understand that there is someone who does not understand the difficulties involved in autism and does not feel respect for the child or his family.

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