OT - Greg awesome at cousin's wedding!!!

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My nephew and his fiancee le were married this weekend. All of

the cousins were invited including our nine year old son who has autism.

Since Greg has not attended a wedding since before his regression I was of

course very nervous. I spent much of Friday afternoon gathering quiet toys,

making folder games, etc. to keep him hopefully occupied, especially during

the reception. During the ceremony, we even sat at the back of the church

instead of with family members up front, so that if Greg got noisy, antsy

ect. my DH, Dan, could take him outside.

Well, with the help of some mints, Greg was a doll in church. And he stood

relatively still for the family photos. But the best was the reception.

Two twenty-something friends of the bride spotted Greg sitting at our table

and came up and asked him to dance. And he did. With them. Several times

during the night. Well, I was in tears and I know my husband had to leave

the room because he was getting choked up. His dancing basically involved

holding their hands and jumping around but come to think of it that's how

most of the groomsmen danced! After the first dance my husband whispered to

the girls that Greg has autism. They just thought he was adorable. The

videographer caught him dancing on tape. When spotted Greg dancing, he

stopped what he was doing, ran over, swooped him up, got eye contact and

said " I love you so much " .

At the end of the night the girls kissed him good-bye. Like any typical 9

year old, he wiped every one off. He definitely made my night , my week and

my month. Incidentally, my nephew teaches special ed. And for the last two

years kids with autism so he, more than any other family member understood

how amazing this was.

Right now, I'm walking on air with the biggest smile on my face.