Trick or Treating with an Autistic Child
November 1, 2010 in Special Needs News by Admin Dawn
For children on the autistic spectrum each day brings its own challenges. Some days bring even more like Halloween. I have become a recent fan of the show Parenthood on NBC-TV. In a recent episode, they dealt with the fears of a child with Asperger’s Syndrome on Halloween. I found it to be very well done because it handled not only the child’s fears, but what happens with the parents and rest of the family.
My son, Peter, is 9 years old and has pervasive developmental disorder—not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). That means that he is on the autistic spectrum and has had delays in a number of areas. In our family, he falls between two girls, Charlotte, 12, and Kit, almost 8.
via Trick or Treating with an Autistic Child – Yorktown, NY Patch.
