I was totally in agreement with you through the whole story up until you made a comment that seemed to imply you didn’t care about any of the other people in the theater. I find that appalling.

Here’s why. You want them to care about your child, or at least tolerate your child. And I think we should care about your child. She is special and precious and she does deserve to have a chance to experience things.

But every other child is also special and precious. Just like we should care about your child, you should care about the others.

To me, that means when your child is acting out because of her disabilities, the rest of us need to be compassionate and kind and not judge or make snide remarks. At the same time, you need to be aware of how her behavior does affect others. It’s not a one-way street.

You did the right thing, both for your child and also for the other children in the theater who also had a right to watch a movie that their parents paid for, hoping to have a special experience with them. My point is not that your child doesn’t have rights — your child absolutely does. But the other children do as well.