First sleepover invitation!

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First sleepover invitation!
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Tue, 06-13-2006 - 11:25am

My CJ (9, AS) was invited to his first sleepover for Thursday night! I am so excited for him. The little boy that invited him is 9 also and is on the Spectrum somewhere. I've never heard a specific diagnosis, just Autism.

They were in class together in 2nd grade and played on the playground togetherin 3rd grade.

They call eachother their best friends. It is so amazing to watch them together. They *get* eachother. There are no expectations that the other one be more average, if you know what I mean.

I haven't mentioned it to CJ yet, I need to talk to DH more about it to make sure *he* is comfortable with it.

I'm so THRILLED!

Crystal

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Tue, 06-13-2006 - 12:14pm
That is so awesome!!!

 


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-13-2006 - 12:50pm

That's wonderful! I hope it goes well. I don't know if my son could do a sleepover just yet (he just turned 8) but it would ease my mind that the other boy's parents are aware and experienced with handling anything that may come up. Good luck!

Christie

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Registered: 04-11-2003
Tue, 06-13-2006 - 1:08pm

That's awesome!!! I hope he can go and has a great time.

Samantha

Samantha
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Tue, 06-13-2006 - 1:27pm

YAY!


What a great piece of news.


Let us know how it goes.


-Paula

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Tue, 06-13-2006 - 5:18pm

Hooray for CJ!

Malcolm will be 9 in a few weeks. He LOVES sleepovers, has had 3 - 4 per year since he was 5. We are also close friends with all the parents of his friends, we have also reciprocated by having those boys sleep over at our house as well.

Malcolm loves to pretend he BELONGS to the family where he is sleeping over, then he gets sibling(s), pets, and best of all --- NEW PARENTS!!! lol

Sara

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Wed, 06-14-2006 - 12:22am

Man I am all choked up.

That is so wonderful!!!!! Cait had a few sleepovers in grade school from one girl who I was friends with her mom so Cait and her were friends by default. But that girl is very NT and has grown away from Cait and her mom and I are just so busy we rarely see eachother. Mike has yet to have a sleepover that isn't at a grandparents. Maybe someday.

How wonderful for CJ to have this pal. That is fabulous. What fun for him.

Renee

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