When our youngest son was born, Kid118 was elated to have a little brother. At age 4, this cherished little brother received an autism spectrum diagnosis. Of course, a label only meant that we could begin accessing therapies to help him with the areas in which he struggled. Day to day life and our interactions with our sweet little man were largely unaltered...
The big brother pictured above has a unique ability to communicate with our littlest son. When he struggled to engage with other kids, big brother could always connect with him in a pretend world of ‘bad guys.’
This year, Kid118 attends a small conservatory and is gone from home all day long. Crash misses him fiercely, asking repeatedly where he is and when he will be back. It’s been quite an adjustment.
We were at the pumpkin patch the other day, and I was encouraging little Crash to hold hands with his brother in the parking lot. He was either not understanding my instructions or not interested in doing what I asked... Big brother offered, “Young boy, place thy hand thus,” reaching out his hand. Crash immediately placed his hand in his and walked safely to the van. They speak a unique language, those two...
Kid118 sometimes mentions that perhaps he and Crash will grow up and join a the same religious order. Imagining that possibility makes this mama’s heart happy.
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