Return of the Leash Lady

Once upon a time there was a little boy who happened to have autism. He was a wonderful, wonderful little boy, but he just needed people to understand that he was a little bit different from other little boys. All he needed was a tiny dose of compassion and understanding, and he was golden.

But there were some evil beings who refused to give the little boy compassion and understanding. One of those evil beings was the Leash Lady. She ignored the little boy and pretended that he was just the same as other little boys. And then one day she invited the little boy and his family to come to her house. On one condition: she wanted the little boy's mother to buy the little boy a leash so that she could "control" the little boy if mother was ever out of the room.

Mother was not very happy with the Leash Lady's suggestion, not at all. And so she refused to take her little boy to the Leash Lady's house.

And so the little boy and his family lived happily without the Leash Lady. That is until one dark Monday when the Leash Lady called on the phone and said, "I'm coming for a visit this Friday."

Now the little boy's mother is wondering how she will deal with the Leash Lady coming tomorrow, wondering how she will keep herself from slapping her. Most of all, she wonders how to best protect her little boy from the Leash Lady.