We stopped at the grocery store this evening and for the second trip in a row Brendon walked beside the cart for the entire trip. This is BIG! Before now, I've had to put him in a cart with his IPad on every trip. With my six year old daughter's help we made it through the checkout without him getting too far away.
An elderly man behind us noticed Brendon dancing around and flapping his hands happily. He spoke directly to Brendon and said, "Oh, so you're a karate kid?" I smiled. Of course Brendon showed no indication of hearing or understanding him and continued his happy flappy noises, so I said, "No, he's a kid with autism." The gentleman grinned and said, "So YOU don't get any sleep, huh?" Maybe he had a family member with ASD, but hurray for autism awareness! :)
We made it home and the kids are enjoying playing in the backyard. Lauren is spinning her brother on the swing, something she knows he loves. He's laughing and saying, "Go!" every time the swing stops. It's a good day. A really good day.
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