TracyG- Good point about it warming up. Where I live (which is in the midwestern part of the U.S.), it’s been “Indian Summer” lately as well.

I really don’t think this is a case of sensory issues or autism. I have a sneaky feeling that this is a case of Suri not having the word “NO” in her vocabulary…which is fine, it’s their daughter, and hopefully that won’t come back to bite Tom and Katie in the butt one day. That said, there’s a fine line between picking your battles and giving basic care to your kids. If this is a “what Suri wants, Suri gets” case, and if they’re letting her go out in November dressed in summer dresses because she throws a fit, then what else are they letting her do? Are they also letting her eat candy for breakfast because she wants to? Are they brushing her teeth even though all 2 year olds protest to that? Are they making her sit in a car seat while driving in their limos? Will she be wearing diapers til she’s 5 because she doesn’t want to go on the potty? Sometimes you have to be the bad guy when you’re a parent. Kids need rules and boundries or they WILL find ways to walk all over you.

Oh and before anyone sees another photo and gets all bent out of shape, it’s supposed to be warming up in NY as well as Ontario the next few days – into the high 60′s low 70′s (at least here).

Celebrity Baby Lover:

Thanks for your comments. I agree with you about the autism, but it just “seems” that it would make sense KWIM?

I also agree that Suri could very well have sensory issues outside of autism. We often see her covering her ears when it’s crowded or people are shouting and that could also be a factor if she has sensory issues.

Thanks for being respectful in your observations, I always find your posts to be insightful and thoughtful without the nastiness that some of the readers here seem to thrive on!

MommyX2, we’re not defending the way she’s dressed as much as we’re pointing out that there may be a reason for the way she’s dressed that we don’t know about it (sensory issues, maybe she doesn’t feel the cold that much, etc.).

TracyG- I forgot to say in my last post that I do agree with the rest of your post!

Bancie1031- First of all, cold does not cause people to get sick. It’s germs that do that. The reason why people get sick more in the winter is because they tend to be spending more time inside, usually in close proxamity to other people. Therefore, it is easier for germs to spread.

Anyway, I also want to add that Suri could very well have a very strong immune system. I happen to have one as well. I usually have one cold a year, if even that.

TracyG- “People, remember, you do NOT KNOW a thing about this little girl other than what you read (and is embellished no doubt) or see in a FRACTION of time in a photo or video.”

Exactly! However, I want to point out that, by that same logic, we also have no way of knowing whether Suri has Autism. You can’t tell that just by looking at a few photos or videos.

I promise you, I am in no way trying to “blast” you. I have some “special challanges” (as I like to call them) myself, so I tend to get very sensative and defensive when people assume/think that someone has special needs (I dislike the term disability) just by looking at a photo.

I really, truly hope Suri DOESN’T have Autism. From what I have read, Scientologists see people who have special needs as “degraded beings”, and often don’t seek much, if any treatment for them (part of that, apparently, is because they are opposed to the use of physciatric drugs). Basically, they pretty much ingore the condition.

I learned all this by reading various posts about John Travolata and Kelly Preston, who are also Scientologists. There is plenty of evidence that their son Jett has Autism, and many people think his parents are ignoring his condition.

However, maybe, if Suri DOES have Autism, Tom and Katie will act differently than the Travoltas have. As it is, it is obvious they love Suri more than anything and they speak very openly about her in interviews. The Travoltas, on the otherhand, rarely speak of Jett (I do not, however, believe they don’t love him).

All of that said, Suri could very well have Sensory issues without having Autism, or she could just be a defiant two year old!

I think it’s funny how many people actually defend the fact that the child is not dressed properly. At any rate, everything has already been said, so I won’t post about how ridiculous it is. I do wonder, however, how long it’ll be before we see her with a coat on. I’m betting into December.

I live in California so I have no idea about NY weather but I grew up in Seattle (cold) and back before my own kids, I used to nanny and had a little girl who REFUSED to wear a coat or pants or socks. She would scream and scream and scream. Her mom said just to let her be, if she was cold enough, she would wear it.

I think ragging on them every time a photo comes is lame. With my own kids, sometimes they have no choice, they are wearing it, like it or not. They also do not act like its killing them though like the little girl I used to nanny for. I’m sure her mom knows more about her than we do.

I love how their dresses match but if I’m being perfectly honest I CAN NOT understand the parent dressing warmly but putting the child in a silk short sleeve dress! And yes I have said something along these lines to a parent out at a park before – so yes I would say the same thing to Tom and Katie. I don’t understand how Suri keeps from getting SICK! Ok u want her to wear a dress …. put a turtleneck on under it, put leggings or tights on under it …. and for goodness sake put a freakin jacket or at least a Sweater on that poor BABY!!! She’s 2! When she gets older than she can decide how she wants to dress or if she wants to wear a jacket/sweater but until then it’s your responsibility as a parent to keep them safe and WARM! You have to keep their best interest at heart!!!! I’m in Georgia and if it’s cold enough here for my 8 year old to wear jeans and a sweat shirt with socks and shoes then I know in New York it’s definitely cold enough to put more clothes on your child than a silk shortsleeve dress! Down here 2 weeks ago my daughter’s school called DFACs (department of Family and Children Services) on 3 families for sending their children to school without a long sleeve shirt/ sweater/ jacket, because it’s considered child neglect to send your child to school without being properly dressed for the weather – I have seen people talking about it on here so just thought that I would comment on the topic.