HB: “Or play with me ...”
HB: “Wow ... that’s amazing ...”
PB: “Right. We really want her to come
out and play. She’s a lot of fun when she
plays.”
PB: “I know, right? Also, she has superpowers. She can see, hear, touch and taste
way better than we do. But, it makes her
super sensitive to everything.”
HB: “Yeah ... but, Daddy, why does she
babble all the time?”
PB: “Hmmm ... what’s your favorite
song?”
HB: “Umm ... Counting Stars!”
PB: “Have you ever had it stuck in your
head? Playing over and over again?”
HB: “Yeah. Sometimes it’s stuck there
forever.”
HB: “Oh! Oh! Like Daredevil doesn’t like
loud sounds! Is that why she covers her
ears, Daddy?”
PB: “Yup. That’s also why she has trouble with certain foods, bright lights, and
scratchy clothes. Her superpowers.”
HB: “Well, I think that’s cool. I have super
powers, too. I can run super-fast! She and
I can be a team, right, Daddy?”
PB: “You already are, buddy, you already
PB: “Right. Well, she does that with every- are. I love you so much.”
thing she sees or hears. Sometimes, six different things are playing all at once, round He hugs me.
and round in her head, and she can’t help
HB: “I love you too, Daddy.”
but let them out.”
Darrin Ingram is the grateful
father of an amazing 9-year-old
autistic daughter and a precocious 6-year-old NT son. He is
also a freelance writer and the
lesser half of a happy Yin-Yang
marriage. Visit his blog, Fathers for Autism, and his
Facebook page by the same name.
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