The way you interacted with the little girls is precious. Children are not rude unless they are taught to be. Perfect teaching opportunity.

Once one of my students licked a gen ed kid on the playground. As I moving toward them, the other kid tried to engage my student in conversation and kept getting licked. I told her it was okay to say no or to step back so she wouldn’t get licked again. (Of course, I moved my student out of licking range at the same time).That sweet child replied that her parents told her that she would meet different kinds of people when she started school and it was important to be kind to them all.

I love how passionate her brother is with her. How much he loves her is beautiful

Isaiah is the literal embodiment of everything the world needs, he's so kind and caring. What a guy

As a former employee of Dollywood, we go through training that teaches us to recognize guest's needs and to go above those needs for the guests. We also make memories worth repeating. Dollywood takes care of their employees which creates an amazing woke environment. The sensory room was placed after I had left but it has been a great addition to the park.

I love that he didn’t even question his dad about protecting his sister!

Those little girls clearly were not being rude, its obvious that they were just curious. So nice that you explained things to them. Hey I just though of a new t shirt for my son that says Google Autism, ha.

It's interesting to explain autism to curious people. I actually like doing it. Children tend to actually accept and try to understand the explanation. I have no problem explaining autism to anyone, even if they are somewhat rude in asking.

The little girls were so focused on what you were saying. . .. you taught them such a good life lesson.

That train whistle was horrific.

Omg those wee girls, i am actually crying at the cuteness of their understanding

Dollywood is the first autism-friendly theme park.

I always explain to children when they ask questions about my wheelchair but I use a lot of sarcasm with adults who stare and make comments. We have to educate our children as they are our next generation and they will bring about change about disability.

Good job Ms. Priscilla. But I also want to bring some attention to ISAIAH for immediately charging off after those kids to tell them about Abbie at Asa's command. It makes me want to be a better big brother to my sisters. You are a wonderful family.

Abbie has such a busy life. I wouldn't be able to keep up with all that activity... I'd be socially exhausted by the noises and lights and people. She's doing well.

When you mentioned about adults being judgment I wanted to cry. Our son has sensory issues and while the school has been amazing and we work hard at home, he sometimes has meltdowns. I guess one day he had slapped and bit his friend at school (junior kindergarten) & the teacher called and I was mortified and sought out more resources immediately. Things were good until I went to parent teacher interviews one evening and as I was waiting these two moms were sitting outside bashing my son (not knowing that I was his mom, and I didn’t have him with me). The things they said were awful! They even said his parents should be reported to CPS :( I started bawling and left the building, I was devastated as we do everything possible for our son. When I went back in and talked to his teacher, she said it was a one time thing and he’d actually been making big improvements. The teacher and ECE also started crying because of just how awful adults can be. It was ignorance. Those moms didn’t know my son or our struggle to help him.

Also it is currently my goal and dream to write children's books about autism, mental health, and self care. I think it is so important. 💜

Idk why one of your videos was in my recommendation section but I am hooked on y’alls vids. I am absolutely hooked. Y’all are a great supportive family for Abby Much love Gracie

The way I have heard stimming explained is that they are producing output to cope with the input they are bombarded with. Lights, smells, noise touch it is all coming at them at once. They stim , rocking, flap thire hands and make vocal noises to offset this.

“She’s crying tears of joy” 😂😂❤️ I just love Isaiah

I just love how you encourage Abbie to try new things and she ends up loving 🥰

I have Highfunctioning Autism and I wish that my parent understood my stimming and where as supportive as you guys are of Abby.

I love that children are just so open. They're not judgy - they are curious and just want to know. The freedom to be allowed to ask about something without feeling you're going to offend is a gift. How will anyone ever learn about others if we are too scared to ask?

I love Isaiah’s love for Abby. He was more then ready to go tell the boys that Abby has autism and that’s why she was making the movements and sounds. Brothers are the best.

So happy to see her smiling once the tram got going. That struggle to get through the initial stuff is rough sometimes. It seemed like after the first time she did much better riding. That’s awesome that they have everything marked so you can see where you can find what you’re lookin for accessibility wise. Overall it just looks like a fun place! I like that Isaiah was all about to go on a mission in big brother mode. Love the teachable moments especially with youth, it is SO important!! They are harmless and they just want to know and once you tell them, it’s just like oh okay. I love that they followed up with questions. We don’t always get such great opportunities to educate in real life so when you do, it’s so great!

"they have a whole building just called Christmas" classing Dad joke smh😂

*You guys are amazing parents. Don’t let anybody tell you anything different.*

The tram is like a big golf cart, Ab.

i love that Isaiah was going to do what you asked him to do and tell those kids she has autism. just being such a good big brother!! so sweet!

Priscilla, you were amazing with those kids! I am learning through your channel that it is SO much better to come up to you and say something nice than just stare. It never ceases to amaze me how people can be so rude and hateful. Thank God they weren't in this case. The parents really appreciated you talking to their children and educating them as to what's going on with Abbie. Y'all are amazing!!

The bond between Isaiah and Abbie gets me all teary eyed every single time! 😭💖

Nicely done, Pricilla! Kids love to learn about new things. They will never forget Abby.

"i have a map. the man with the map is in charge. this isn't a map"

Isaiah’s face when he saw Abbie’s smile was amazing. The degree to which this family is patient, and constantly caring is just astounding.

I can not emphasize this enough. Your family is so amazing. It is so important that people understand. Thank you thank you thank you thank you for the work you do!!!!!!

What an amazing big brother she has. Brings me to tears to see the support he give her and ready to educated anyone who doesnt understand. You 2 have raised incredible children

I don’t know how I stumbled upon your channel but I haven’t been able to stop watching all week. What you guys do is amazing, and your videos are genuine and real. Both of your children are awesome. Thank you guys for being you!

😢 omg this made me tear up because the stares in the public ya r awesome the way ya handled it especially spreading awareness to the young people is awesome because they r our future #autismacceptance

Hello! I just happened to come across one of your videos and I can't stop watching your channel now. I have never personally known anyone with autism but I appreciate learning more about it through your videos. Love your family! ❤

I absolutely love how Isaiah holds Abbie’s hand and cuddles her when she’s overwhelmed💙 Much respect and love:)

I just want to Thank you both for always taking the time to explains to others about Autism. I am a parent who’s oldest son who has ASD, and I wish ppl would just ask questions, instead of starring and whispering. We need more acceptance, and less judgement! I live in a small town, and Autism is not talked about especially within the school district. Our children within our school district need to be taught about Autism and other students who have different special needs so they are excepted at a young age. Keep up the great work you do educating others 😀👍💕

Woahhhh Isaiah was ready to beat someone up! Such a great big brother! Go cilla, go cilla!! So so important, you know those girls are gonna keep what you told them as they grow up! Love yall keep it up!! Apple pie 😂

I love how your educating people on autism in a very nice way . Such a great family .

You guys make me bawl my eyes out with how amazing and special your entire family is

So cool that Abbie taught these little girls how to sign, shows that everyone has their own unique way of communicating.

I love how quickly Isaiah was going to go defend his sister. that was the sweetest thing

Hearing the story at the end genuinely made me cry with happy tears to see people actually listening & understanding. Awesome job.

kids are amazing. I work with kids and a member of our staff has special needs and work trains at our preschool & we have student with autism and kids just GET IT. they LOVE our special needs staff & tries their best to communicate. it's amazing

My 4 year old son has autism and he has meltdown all the time my son doesn’t talk he sometimes repeats stuff and he makes noises and gets upset and people look and I know they think my son is being a brat or what’s wrong with him and it upset me I wanna cry cause people are mean and I love my son my son has freak out stuff where he will throw his hands around and put weird stuff in his mouth that he isn’t soppoused to do ... I love watching your guys stuff

There’s nothing like southern hospitality. They have a beautiful community even the lady bigs are wishing you good luck

i clicked on one of y’all videos because it was recommended to me, and i wanted to check it out, but i like how you don’t necessarily get angry at kids because they look and you explain which is one of the best things to me! I’m 16 and i haven’t explored what autism is and how people with it function and i think that y’all open up a whole new way i can view things and i’m hooked!! love y’all so much, mckenna💛

I absolutely love Abbie !!! I’m so glad my son doesn’t stare at people with disabilities! I worked Hoth handicapped and disabled adults. The people loved deon! So he understood at a young age that some people are just different and that ok! Abbie is such a star.

Here is a idea I use that be good for you to try. I printed up some business cards with my service dog's picture, a little about why I have him, and service dog etiquette. So many parents shush their kids anytime they look at us. Most kids are just curious, so when parents shush them, I go up and say my dogs pretty cute huh? I then have him give them a card. I let them know it's okay to be curious and to ask someone with a service dog if they would mind telling you little about their dog. I reassure them he gets lots of pets and hugs when he is not working and let them know if we are out and he doesn't have his work clothes vest on, that they are more than welcome to come pet him. I know you guys don't use maverick as a service dog, but you could print up some cards that says she has autism and make make noises and gestures most teenagers don't. You could put your KZfaq channel on the card if they want to learn more. These are especially helpful in cases where I maybe don't have time to do a 20 minute explanation of everything but still feel it's important to let them know why I have him.

Great job with the kids! Good getting on the kids level and telling them

That was so sweet with those kids. I’m glad you were able to raise awareness and teach them about autism.

Sounds like you handled the situation beautifully!! You guys are amazing and thank you for doing what you do.

cool video. i'm 15 and in 9th grade i'm just like Abbie i had special needs since birth but wasn't diagnoused until i was 3 my dad understands me my nanny don't really understand it and say she needs to act her age when my brain is not 15. i have anxiety and i get really anxious in front of a lot of people. like at stories, visiting with family, even at school cause i go to a normal school but in a special needs setting and it's always a lot of people there we have over 1,000 something kids from 9 - 12 switching classes at the same time so i'm in the hallway with 1,000.

I'm totally blind, and I like it when parents tell me their little ones are curious about me and would like to meet me. That's always neat. :-)

When i was in elementary school we had what was then called a TMC/special education class and when i was in 4th grade I was able to apply to "work" in the classroom as a teachers helper. I was accepted and paired up with a blind kid named Eric, he was also non verbal autistic. Of course then we didn't call it that then... I am 43 years old now & still think of him on a regular basis... he had a lot of the same mannerisms/stims as Abbie does. Thank you for teaching those girls about Abbie and making these vlogs so others can learn!

A ride with her brother and dad by her side ❤️ so sweet to see. I say this all the time, but I love your family.

This whole video made me so freaking happy.

I love Priscilla! Her reactions to everything is so sweet. ❤

I’m so stinking proud of you! Isaiah is such an amazing grown man/brother!!! Praise you for raising such an loving man for this world!

Thanks for sharing as always! You guys made my yucky day more bareable and I thank you! Abby has changed so,much over the years I'm,super proud of her achievements you are truly wonderful,loving , wholesome parents and her big brother is a perfect example of what a kind young man should be. Stay blessed

You guys are so awesome! I think we need to go to Dollywood this summer! We tried once...long, funny story, epic fail! Priscilla, you live in Florida!! You let that lady bug get you?! 😂🤣😁 Now food in the car and bears..that's another story! 😉💕

Abbie’s sleepy stim XD ahh, i felt that. I’m loving your channel so much!

I could relate so much to this video, I have had those conversations out in public so many times. I am surprised how many people are actually very understanding and supportive.

I absolutely love the way Isiah takes care of his sister. It appears he does not mind helping with his sister and that made my heart happy. Big ups to you Isiah! You Rock.

What you did and explained , with signing that was amazing, way to go👌 and teaching that there is a different way of speaking and Abbi tought the girls 2 signing words way to go Abbi

Priscilla had me cracking up over lady bug, I am the same way.❤️😂👍🏽

I often spend my down time watching your videos. I just want to tell you that you make me want to be a better parent. The way you both handle situations and teach people about autism is so special. Thank you for sharing your family with all of us!

This is awesome! I really like how you guys were so welcoming to questions, I feel like many would just take offense to questions or whatever. Love it!

21:20 Isaiah just smiling at the camera as he walks by 😅

I went to an appointment for SSI a few months ago, in the waiting room, 2 little boys came up to my son to ask him if he wanted to play. My son said, "Don't talk to me." I apologized to them, explained to them that he has Autism and I explained to my son that they just wanted to play. When they asked him again he said yes and they all played together. When we had to leave, my son did not want to go. He has issues transitioning and every time he gets comfortable somewhere he doesn't want to go. Priscilla with that ladybug, I'm the same way. LOL. I'm terrified of all things creepy crawly. Even butterflies. It doesn't even have to touch me. Just merely seeing a bug, or thinking about bugs, makes me feel like I have them in my mouth, or in my hair.

Absolutely love your vlogs. I work at a animal rescue in Pennsylvania and we often have kids just like abby. Your vlogs inspired me to talk to my director on having an autism friendly event in the future and how we can use our animals to help children on the spectrum. You are all so inspiring and have such a wonderful attitude on life👍

I remember when i was a little kid, there was a girl in my kindergarten class who was also non-verbal, and all the other kids avoided/bullied her. One day i was really bored so i engaged this girl in some playing with dolls. I didn’t think much of it, but when her parents came to pick her up, they came up to me and thanked me for playing with her! I didn’t think it was a big deal, but it must’ve been really hard to know their daughter didn’t get to play with other kids.

We've been to Dollywood! Perfect way to describe it is "Apple Pie". We felt like Everyone who works there was there was there to make sure our personal needs were taken care b4 we even ask!❤ thank you Priscilla for making me laugh with the lady bug! 😂 God bless y'all

Im so pleased when i go out and find places have added accommodations for special needs people. The whole world should follow

I love how to took the time to explain to the kids why she was being loud, it’s so helpful for kids to understand at a young age that everyone is different and some people have special needs

Isaiah - Abbie is so blessed to have you for a big brother! You are so caring and sweet to her. You are an amazing young man! God bless you!

I love it when kids are curious. I have a few chronic conditions that mean I use mobility aids and you get really curious kids asking question like 'why are you in the car in a shop' when I am in a mobility scooter and the parents mostly say don't ask that sweetie and I am like no no it's ok and I explain in a way they understand. And when use crutches it's the same ' why do you have sticks ' and it literally just kids being curious. I find it's 9 out of 10 people who are rude or judgemental are adults and elderly oddly enough. That whom I get the most nasty comments from

I love how Isaiah was so ready to go tell those kids

I love love love when Isaiah holds Abbie's hand to calm and comfort her @ 3:21. He is such an amazing brother.

I get kids asking about my daughter all the time. I love it when people (kids and/or parents) asking questions. The parents are the ones that don’t want there kids playing and/or talking to her. 😔 I’m so thankful for yawls videos and the amazing information yawl bring to the world.

We love when Abby smiles it just warms my heart ♥

Oh mylanta! You threw that ladybug on her and I'm like - "Does he remember he's recording his own death right now? Poor Asa - we knew you when..... LOL 😆

Some ppl just don't understand Autism. I think you are doing a super great job. My cousin gets picked on at times but not anymore she goes to a special needs school much better now

It made me so happy when her brother was about to go say something to those little kids just shows us how much he loves her ❤

I can’t breathe from laughing hysterically about Priscilla freaking out over the 🐞 ladybug lol

I love Dollywood, my school would always take us on trips there at the end of the year! Dixie Stampede is really fun (and delicious). 💜💜💜

This episode warms my heart. We have kids who have Autism in Hawaii. I personally have met 1 who was non verbal and sadly has seen the stares and heard the comments. From watching your channel and learning about Autism it has helped me to explain to people that they are not misbehaving or acting out for attention that they have Autism and there actions are called Stimming. People with Autism more than ever wish people would understand that there brain is just wired differently they are human and have feelings too. Mom , Dad, Isaiah keep up the good work in bringing awareness to Autism. Love you’s.

I was out on a road trip today and finally got back and sat down to watch this new vlog! You guys are an amazing family! I always look forward to your vlogs! ❤️

0:11 “GETT IT OFF OF MEEE”🤣

I have autism I love watching your guys videos

Wow this is an absolutely beautiful thing. Priscilla handled that in such a fantastic way! Great way to help those young girls understand what was going on. Wonderful job!

anytime I have time to sit down and watch a vlog I feel like im visiting an old family friend. love you guys, hope you had a Merry Christmas ❤️

That's cool they have a room if you need it. Cute. Fun. Like the lites. Thanks.

Like how you teach people. Thanks.

Great teaching opportunity Maas family! Those kids will remember that interaction (and teaching moment) for the rest of their life. Hopefully they went home and took the opportunity to learn more about autism.

HEY!!! Just got my husband and I season passes for our Christmas gifts! I want to do all the stuff y'all did. Love y'all!!! Glad you had fun!!