Is My Daughter with Autism Lonely or Is It Just Me?
I’ve often wondered if Debbie ever feels lonely. Aside from Joey, she doesn’t have any friends. Sure, there are classmates who are friendly to her. She sits next to them in music class, makes pyramids with them in PE, and gives them high-fives as they pass in the hallway. But she doesn’t have a true connection to anyone outside of our family. Just to be sure, I asked her teacher how Deb interacts with another girl in her class. The teacher’s response was honest. They live in parallel universes. When one is away from her desk, the other one wants to hang out there and play and vice versa.