Autism

My sister likes Disney movies. Anything Disney related she likes. One of the ways that I like to try and cheer her up when she's feeling, you know, fussy, when things don't go her way, is to rehearse some of her favorite lines from her favorite Disney films. And I would try to quote it verbatim in the exact voice of those specific Disney characters. Like I would quote Winnie the Pooh, or a line from Robin Hood, or 101 Dalmatians with Horace and Jasper, you know, like anything really, that I've seen her like, I would watch her watch movies and pay attention to which scenes made her laugh the most. And I'll recreate those scenes for her to help put a smile on her face. It's a great way to show that, you know, I really care for her. I really do love my sister very much.

My brother had autism and something that we loved and bonded over was Legos. He loved building Legos, whether they were kits or just free for all Legos, he loved them. And I remember each birthday and Christmas he would always get a new kit and we would spend the time building it together. And I, looking back, I'm like, wow, that was really cool of him to share that with me when that was his gift and his present. But he was always really good about including me in things that he was doing and thinking of me when he had something going on and that was always really cool. And I honestly think when you have a relative or sibling with autism, like, it just teaches you so much, teaches you patience, how to love, how to how to involve people, and how to be a good friend.