Wonderful story. I’m going to send it to a friend who has an autistic son. And thanks for linking to a definition of “stimming.” I appreciated that! PS: Has Sky ever watched The Good Doctor? It’s an excellently written/filled TV series about an autistic surgeon.

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Lisa Neff, Higher-Powered Life Coaching
Lisa Neff, Higher-Powered Life Coaching

Written by Lisa Neff, Higher-Powered Life Coaching

I help adult kids/grandkids of alcoholics leverage their recovery to create the life they truly want!

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I love The Good Doctor! I can see a lot of characteristics similar to Sky’s in the main character.
Sky doesn’t watch it, but he asked if I thought it was a fair representation. I told him I couldn’t judge that since I’m not the one being represented.
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