BEING INCLUDED......OH WHAT A FEELING !!!

WHAT MAKES MY SON ANTHONY A VERY SPECIAL HUMAN BEING

We were at the Mall yesterday, 8/14/16, after taking my son, Anthony, who is on the Autism Spectrum, to the Movies for his Birthday.  We got something to eat and found a free table in the crowded Food Court.  Anthony sat while I got the food.  While eating, I noticed a young man with a tray wandering around looking for a place to sit.  He was so lost and unsure, looking down and around.   To me, with my experience, this young man appeared on the Autism Spectrum, a bit higher functioning, by observation of his mannerisms.  He finally asked people if he could sit at their table, but, was turned away.  I watched this going on behind Anthony’s back and was talking to him about it as it occurred.  Anthony then turned around and called to this young man to sit at our table.  He had Burritos and was unwrapping them to add lots of packets of Hot Sauce which was a bit odd.  But he kept his head down to engage in his task.  I was a little concerned he may sneeze on me with all that hot sauce, but I started to cough and thought he may get concerned about it instead.  As we finished and prepared to leave the table, the young man looked up and thanked us so much for letting him sit there that I left with a good feeling that a good deed was done and someone was happy from Anthony’s gesture.  That must have been a good feeling of being included.  With all the Bullying Anthony has endured in his life, and still does, he remained more of a Human Being than most people who roam the earth in their own little, forsaken obsessed world.  HAPPY 25^TH BIRTHDAY ANTHONY !!!  You deserve the best that life has to offer…..MOM