PARENTS have been divided on whether it’s right to give their child a blue Halloween candy bucket due to the potential privacy and safety issues.

Blue Holloween buckets are meant to be a gentle signal that a trick-or-treater has autism, but many parents are not too fond of the idea.

A popular Facebook post has been circulating around the internet, promoting the idea of autistic kids using blue buckets.

“Blue buckets are meant for kids with autism that cannot communicate with others, so if someone knocks and doesn’t say ‘trick-or-treat,’ don’t take it as them being rude or weird,” explained in the post.

“They deserve to enjoy Halloween like everyone else.”

Parents of autistic children have shared some of the negative encounters that they have experienced while they were trick-or-treating.

“Some people stared at my kids if they didn’t say ‘trick-or-treat,'” Keri Chavarria, a mother of 7-year-old twins, wrote in a Facebook post.

The mom of two went on to explain that Holloween can impose a lot of challenges for autistic children that not everyone is aware of.

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“It’s gotten a little better each year but when the boys were toddlers, I often described Halloween as a ‘dumpster fire,'” Chavarria told  TODAY.com.

“Halloween is so overstimulating, especially if a child can’t verbalize how they feel, has a sensory reaction to their costume, or isn’t used to being out at night with lots of people.”

However, despite those issues, parents like Chavarria do not plan to use the blue bucket because of what it represents.

“Kids deserve to go trick-or-treating like everyone else without a symbol that says ‘I’m different’ because we already live that every day,” she says.

Lindsey Walker, another parent of an autistic child believes the idea behind the blue buckets is well-meant, however, she and others in the autistic community have reservations about it.

“It can label kids on what is meant to be a judgment-free and happy time… I understand the idea behind it, but my child’s safety and privacy are more important to me,” Walker explained.

She also pointed out that during the night when trick-or-treaters are out looking for candy, many people might not see the blue Halloween buckets.

However,  Kerry Magro, a public speaker and activist who was diagnosed with autism himself, believes it’s ultimately the parent’s decision.

“It’s ideal to give the individual an opportunity to choose whether or not they want to use a blue bucket and parents should validate that decision,” Magro told the network.