Guest guest Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Last week, Gillian (my 10yo aspie) had a field trip to the state capitol. We live near it, so it isn't our first time being around there, but it was her first time going inside the building. One of the things we did, was sit in on a vote. One of the state rep's is from our town, so when the vote was done, she introduced us to the floor, then came up to the balcony we were on to talk with us for a few minutes. Gillian was down quite a ways from me, so I didn't hear what happened until after. The rep came over to talk with the teacher, who was next to Gillian. Gillian thrust her hand out to shake Deb's (the rep) hand, and said, " My name is Gillian. That's spelled G-I-L-L-I-A-N. I have autism! " The state rep paused for a moment, then introduced herself to Gillian, and told her that one of the items they have been voting on is a bill about Autism health care. The teacher said it was definitely a full on Gilly moment, and that it's likely one of those things that will stick in mind with the rep for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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