Joy of raising an aspie

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19 Sep 2012, 12:56 pm

While on vacation, we decided to attend a free concert in Alex Bay. It was country music and the audience was very old, including myself. The older couples would waltz to each slow song and there was one woman that kept getting up and dancing by herself. She looked like ET and was really quite cute as she clumsily pedaled her feet in front of herself. My boy, now 7, finally said "can I get up and dance with her" (he loves to dance) and my wife said "yes, you can". She was out on the floor and really surprised when my blond son put his hands out to her and asked to dance. He looked into her eyes as they danced and occasionally looked down at her feet to try and coordinate with her. When it was over I thought the elderly woman was going to squeeze him to death, as she hugged him vigorously. The audience applauded extra loudly and as we left the concert many of the senior citizens asked Caleb to speak with them. They told him what a nice thing he did and congratulated him for providing entertainment to them. Even when out in the parking lot , a man went on and on about what a "Star" he was. I get tears of joy when I relate this story to others- and the part I am really proud of- he never once said anything like "why was that lady stooped over? or anything like that.He accepted her for who she was! As we proudly drove home, Caleb kept asking "Mom, am I a Star now"? Dad, am I a Star now?" All he knows is " I danced with a girl". Thank you for taking the time to read my story_ Paul

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19 Sep 2012, 1:20 pm

That is so cute!

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19 Sep 2012, 1:28 pm

That's really sweet and illiustrates how the roller coaster highs we get are just out of this world. We've had a few emotional moments and I usually end up in tears of joy.

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