I've had it said to me that when offering my opinion I need to work on my delivery. I have worked on that area. I have worked really hard. If I have something to say that is advice, criticism, or a correction of any kind I am proud to say that I try very hard to stop, and think before letting the words exit my mouth, or fingers as the case may be. I ask myself if what I need to say is important, true (which for me it always is) helpful, kind, necessary, and maybe the biggest one... being asked for. Is the person wanting my opinion? Are they in a situation where me offering my 2 cents is going to help their life be better? Or is it that my life will be better, because I got to get my opinion out, and feel like I'm right. Usually, I am truly trying to be helpful, though. The problem is, no one likes to be corrected all the time. Sometimes, it's helpful to have a mistake corrected, or get advice to guide us in a better direction when we didn't know that direction existed. I think that the way the advice is given is particularly important. Maybe, you know might have been in a situation that seems like it's similar to the one someone else is describing, You know what worked for you, so you're ready to tell them. Nothing wrong with that. The only issue is that we need to remember that not every situation is the same. There may be factors that make other people's situations different than yours. There may really be no clear right or wrong choice.
When we are talking about parenting, and autism there seldom is.
