Just cause Eric is Autistic doesn't mean that we can't go to places like the Mall or Chucke Cheese's. Today is a perfect example. Eric's best friend is leaving in just a couple of weeks. He is moving. Eric was heart broke cause Derek wasn't going to be here for his party. Well me and his dad decided to throw a small party at Chucke Cheese's. Derek and his family came and Becky invited one friend as well.
The restaurant was packed to say the least! We were constantly getting bumped and moving around people. Casey found a place to eat that wasn't in the packed main area of the restaurant. It was going to take 1 hour for the pizza to be cooked. Instead of making the kid wait we separated the tokens into different cups so every child got 25 tokens. We then decided which kid went with each kid. We did the buddy system since it was crowded and Eric needed a buddy so we didn't want to make him feel different. Derek took Eric around the games, Becky and Alyssa went together, the parents got the 3 year olds, and the oldest could chose to do what he wanted to do.
Eric was having a blast with Derek. He was playing games and winning tickets. Derek even made sure to help Eric chose the games he could play that didn't have too many noises. Eric had a blast. When it came time for us to play the games, Eric wanted to help me. Both him and Joseph won Jackpots on the games I was playing.
At the end of the day we stayed in line and waited to get our prizes. Becky I pointed to a variety of things that she could choose from. She chose her prize then moved so Eric could choose his. For Eric I only pointed out three things I knew he would like. He chose one and then left. As for his presents he doesn't care what he gets as long as it is a present. Becky was pointing to many things he got and the more she pointed the more he got excited. As long as we make special arrangements like having someone with Eric it is alright to go through more places with him as a family and enjoy them more and more.
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