autism

I was speaking with a friend who was feeling bad for her autistic son while watching him outside fishing alone. She was brainstorming how to find him a buddy to fish with. He comes home from school every day drops his books grabs his rod and fishing equipment and out he goes. He is very into fishing. She expressed her concerns to her son’s therapist who turned and asked the boy if he would prefer to fish with a friend, with out hesitation the boy said no.

Our kids do not necessarily need or want a buddy. They can be happy alone and that is ok. Don’t mourn for them over what you feel they should want. While we do want them to be comfortable in social situations not all situations need to be social. Enjoying your own company is not something that everyone is capable of so be happy for them that they do.

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