When Dominic was really little, the only place I took him out on a regular basis was the grocery store. I would put him in the front part of the cart, strap him in and pray he didn't try to stand up or cry too much. I was always afraid people would know that he had Autism and stare at us. I would work myself up into a flap and then Dominic would pick up on my anxiety. If Lauren was with us, I would bark at her to help me more, and I usually would almost be in tears. Those days were pretty rough. As I got more confident, we started taking him out to restaurants. We relied on a Game Boy or Nintendo DS handheld to keep him distracted. His teachers at school have done a great job with him and have taught him to stay seated when he is supposed to. Dominic has gone bowling a few times with his classmates and it was reported back to me that he did pretty well. In the Fall of 2011, we started bowling with some other families through a Special Need...
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