--- title: Visiting, thanking for presents, waiting to speak, places of worship and museums, compliments, and classmates with autism, ADHD or hidden disabilities — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Visiting, thanking for presents, waiting to speak, places of worship and museums, compliments, and classmates with autism, ADHD or hidden disabilities», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. 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How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/0/) — At a friend's house, stay in the rooms you are invited into and do not open cupboards, because other rooms are private. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/1/) — When a present comes by post, phone, message or write soon to say thank you, so the giver knows it arrived and that you liked it. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/2/) — If your parent is talking to someone, wait for a pause, or put your hand gently on their arm and wait: they know you are waiting, and you have not interrupted. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/3/) — In a place of worship during a service, sit quietly, stand or sit when others do if you are comfortable, and take no photos unless it is allowed. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/4/) — In a museum or art gallery, walk calmly and do not touch exhibits unless a sign says you can, because they can be old and fragile. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/5/) — People are different: an autistic classmate may find loud noise or sudden changes hard, a classmate with ADHD may find it hard to sit still, and someone with diabetes or a heart problem may have a disability you cannot see. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/6/) — Be patient, kind and believe them when they say what they need. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/7/) — Example: a girl in Phoenix gets a book from her grandpa by post. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/8/) — She calls him that evening: «It came today, and I love it!» Her grandpa is glad to know it arrived safely. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/10/) — When you get a present by post, phone, message or write soon to say thank you. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/11/) — A thank you tells the giver that the present arrived and that you liked it. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/12/) — To speak to a parent who is talking, wait for a pause, or rest a hand gently on their arm and wait. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/13/) — In a place of worship during a service, sit quietly and take no photos unless it is allowed. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/14/) — In a museum or gallery, do not touch exhibits unless signs say you can, because they can be old and fragile. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/15/) — When you get a compliment, say thank you and leave it there; boasting spoils the good feeling. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/16/) — Autistic people experience the world differently, and loud noise or changes can be hard for them. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/17/) — ADHD is a difference in how the brain works, not naughtiness, and it can make sitting still hard. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/18/) — Many disabilities, like diabetes or a heart problem, cannot be seen. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/19/) — If someone says they need a snack or a rest because of a health problem, believe them. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/20/) — A boy in a museum in London leaned on a glass case to see better; it broke, he cut his arm and a precious object was damaged. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/21/) — A girl in Texas kept laughing at an autistic classmate who rocked when upset; the classmate became so stressed that he could not come to school for a week. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/22/) — Museum objects can be old and fragile, and touching them can break them forever. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/23/) — Being laughed at often makes autistic children's stress much worse, while kindness helps them cope. - ← previous: [Manners: greeting every worker, handshakes, «How's it going?», introductions, goodbyes, please and thank you, excuse me, and table manners](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners/) - next →: [Outdoors: icy playgrounds, blisters, cliff edges, trail markers, quarries, campfire burns, river crossings, bridges and pool safety](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/325-icy-playgrounds-hiking-edges-quarries-burns-rivers-bridges-and-pools/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)