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the comfort of his familiar obses-
sions in a different environment.
I could see Mikey's brain strug-
y autistic son just turned
gling with the influx of new informa-
4. According to my read-
tion. For example, the afternoon
ing, I have until he's 6 to
parade at Disney World with the
jump start whichever part of his
cartoon characters brought to life
brain is not working normally.
just blew his mind. I loved watchin6-=-
New experiences are a good
him take the experience in.
way to rewire anyone's brain, what-
Halloween was especially won-
ever the age. That's why profession-
derful. Mikey was nervous about
als advise us to keep learning as
the trick-or-treat experi-
we get older, so as to
ence and hung back at
avoid early onset of
the end of a big group
senility. It's just a more
of cousins. We stayed
dramatic principle in the
with him and prodded
case of an autistic child.
him into the correct pro-
With this in mind, I
cedure.
took Mikey on a trip
"Trick treak please," he
obsessions.
overseas to Disney
said, trembling.
World.
"You're so polite," the
Mikey liked America; it has all of
man responded. "I'm going to give
his favorite obsessions: churches,
you extra treats."
drains and witches. The churches
Mikey thought this adventure at .-_-_
look different from the medieval one
one house was the end of
in our village, so he happily point-
Halloween. When he finally under-
ed out each as we drove along.
stood that you can go to any house
In every hotel room where we
and ask for sweeties, he was over-
stayed Mikey found the drain and -
joyed. He started shouting, "Next
plug and showed me where they
house! Next house!" and ran with
were located. And best of all, we
such purpose you would never have
spent Halloween with relatives and
known this wasn't a perfectly nor-
Mikey got to see miniature witches.
mal child.
He was delighted and terrified at
We came back from America
the same time. I was happy he had
with renewed hope for our son. The
Elizabeth Thomas is a native of only problem was trying to explain
to Mikey that he couldn't continue
Mississippi who now lives with her
to "trick treak" the next day because
husband and two children in
Halloween is only once a year.
Hampshire, England.
America had
all of Mikey's
favorite