While we were waiting for Mali to stop making faces at the camera, I introduced Leo to several parents of kids who knew Mali. It also prevents him from engaging in his latest stim: spinning and stomping: Because noisy, swarming little kids sometimes make him skittish, and holding my hand can help him feel calm. Why do I hold his hand? Because it makes it less likely that he will bolt. I held Leo's hand the whole time, which might look funny as he is obviously not a small child himself. We were surrounded by lots of yabbering small children. We started our day accompanying Mali while her team took soccer pictures, as Seymour was at another park watching Iz play her own soccer game. Let me elaborate for you, explain to you just how successful our boy's day was. So, theoretical observer, let me interpret for you, in case you are curious about kids like Leo when you see them out and about, and wonder what is actually going on with that funky kid and his or her parents. But I suspect that we may have looked odd to anyone unaware of Leo's challenges, or who doesn't know how much effort Leo, his family, and all the dedicated professionals and educators who have worked with him over the past seven years have put into supporting him, into helping him look merely quirky rather than out of control.
Leo and I had such a lovely day together - a pleasant day, a day an NT kid might grumble about, running errands and going on outings.
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