Katherine - that is definitely a very courageous moment!!!

xx

Well, he had practiced and practiced and was very excited. But the event was not well organized. There was a crowd at the door, no line or order, and they were not letting people in, though we were told to be there early. It was noisy, confusing, an ASD child’s nightmare. Then, out of nowhere, my son’s teacher swooped in, grabbed our son, and left us there. The teacher came back, taking each child in, leaving the parents.

When we finally got in, our son was inconsolable. He was afraid they were “taking him away from us” and just did not understand though his sweet little friends were trying to explain. He calmed down, his class went to the staging area and we made sure our son could see us.

Then he walked out with the class and did the pledge perfectly. For us, he was so brave. Just to be in the loud gym, walk in line, and say the pledge would have been miraculous, to us. But to do it, after the utterly upsetting and confusing start to the evening was even more amazing.

We didn’t stay for the game. But we are so proud of our boy!

Katherine