Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
I just wanted to share this with you all as it tickled me.
My autistic son who’s 9 keeps asking if we can buy a manikin. He says it will be like having a friend at our house all the time. Just to mention he does have a small group of friends so I don’t really think it’s because he doesn’t have any. He does laugh about it when we discuss it. Has anyone else ever heard of this or had any experiences?
We can get very attached to objects.
Here's a thread I made earlier:
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/adults-on-the-autistic-spectrum/32655/emotional-psychological-attachment-to-objects-belongings/303586#303586
With regard to a 9 year old, I think that's kind of natural.
I was very attached to my bear and my knitted elephant (until I ate him) and saw them as sentient beings.
I'm a very visual person. I like to buy representations of things I can't have in real life. I'm 53 years old. I'm not sure if this is normal ?