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Wishing Pokemon Were Real: A Story of Autism

October 2, 2017October 4, 2017 Tammy Perlmutter
Phoenix in Pikachu hat

There’s no band aid for this, no kissing it away, no telling her it will feel better tomorrow. Because it may not. Tomorrow feels very far away when she is shrieking in frustration, when she is nearly inconsolable. I can’t comfort my baby girl. No matter how many truths I tell her, no matter the amount […]

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