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03 Feb 2019, 10:24 pm

How can I get my cousin who also has autism to talk about topics other than his special interest trains?



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03 Feb 2019, 10:29 pm

You could try tying trains into a different topic somehow, the things they ship and the places they go, for example. However, if nothing seems to work, trains are super cool.


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03 Feb 2019, 10:38 pm

What's wrong with trains?


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