A Little Girl Asked Why My Daughter With Autism Is Weird: Her Friend Had the Best Response

The other day we had a few girls from the neighborhood over. I was sitting, having a cup of coffee and talking to my best friend, who happens to be the mother of one of the girls. I heard another little girl ask my best friend’s child, “What is wrong with Gabby?”

This is a moment that usually causes me to cringe because even though the girls are just playing in my living room with toys and watching a Disney movie on TV, this one’s already figured out that my daughter is different. Without any meltdowns or tantrums, this new 5-year-old child has caught on to my daughter’s disability.

I hold my breath and wait to hear her response. My best friend’s daughter, also five years old, smiles and says, “Well Gabby has autism, and that’s what makes her special. She lives in a world that is different than ours…kind of like her brain does not work the same way.”

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