Most of my supervisor's caseload is kids with autism/PDD. Each time I see one for the first time, we try a little experiment to see if they'll notice/say anything when a new person (me) follows them into the room. So far, zero of them have. Personal favorite:
Supervisor: "Do you notice anything different in the room?"
Kid: "Um, your backpack? It's on the floor. Usually it's in that chair."
Literally. Nothing. This kid didn't notice that another human was in the room, but had memorized the place my supervisor usually puts her backpack. Not sure if they don't notice me or don't find it odd that a stranger came in. Either way, I now know that I'm officially less interesting than a backpack. Welcome to the world of autism!
whenever I read your title of this post, I giggle.
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