holding hands with a good friend

I just adore that little girl. She's one of the little man's "typical" classmates (it's an inclusion program, neurotypical kids mixed in with the special needs students) and is fairly shy and internal, but she really cliqued with my son. They get along well, without her ever being bossy (an irritating habit I've noticed in some of the neurotypical kids who play with the little man). Thankfully they'll be in first grade together too.

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hoodies says:

that is a very cute picture.
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Transguyjay says:

Neat. I like the detail of her finger raised.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

pop astronaut says:

Great photo.
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Navi_ says:

wonderful. Tristan has the second half of his day with neurotypical children. It's amazing how warm and welcoming they are to him. I mean most of the time, he pays little attention to them, but they love him, just like they love all their other classmates, and they get excited to see him or me. I was walking in to pick him up as one of his classmates was walking out once and the little guy smiled, pointed at me and exclaimed "Tristan!" (they're at the age where "tristan's mom" isn't necessarily going to come out right)
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massdistraction says:

Heehee. Yeah, I feel like a rock star whenever I join the class for field trips and such. Yesterday each adult held hands with two children when crossing the street, but several kids wanted to hold my hand. And I didn't mean to sound snarky...for the most part the neurotypical kids have been wonderful, very kind and welcoming. But as they get older some seem to think they need to take charge when playing with the little man, to help him do things he's quite capable of doing on his own, but things he might do slightly differently than they would...
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massdistraction says:

Fyi, I just replaced this image with a higher-res version, so I can order prints. Hopefully the difference isn't noticeable...
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shiroibasketshoes hopper says:

awww, sweet photo. :-)
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Navi_ says:

mine is still young. no bossiness yet.

My oldest who isn't quite 'neurotypical' but isn't autistic either has come home complaining of bossy class mates. though the school decided to switch classrooms and no complaints this year (they thought it would be good, but consulted w/ me first - she's in Montessori so typically they don't switch more than every 3 years.
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VictorLino says:

so cute =)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Kris Kros says:

This is ranked as one of the Top 20 for 16 June 2006.

I invite you to add this to Explore Front Page/Top 20 of the Day.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

massdistraction says:

Added!
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Norma Desmond says:

lovely photo
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Karinya says:

I love this photo! I found it by accident, and keep coming back to it. It's something about the lighting, or the movement, or the innocence, or something... :-)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

massdistraction says:

Thanks! I'm glad I had the presence of mind to snap this one off as we were heading back to the school. It's a lovely reminder of a pleasant morning, and a great way to close out the schoolyear.
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IseFire says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Hand in hand, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

LexyBackNCali says:

That is so great, my son is Autistic and about to start at a new school, do you think I should push the program or no?
He doesn't really have interests in other kids so I don't know what to do?
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Lighthelper :) says:

Why does this photo come up on a (bossy kid) search???
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shiroibasketshoes hopper says:

Maybe because this is how bossy kids should be instead. Maybe because of a mechanical misunderstanding of the girl's pointing upwards. Who knows. Interesting. I've been told some pics were out of my SafeSearch filter when they were just complicated or odd, not objectionable.
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