Tickle Fight
First, Michael never truly competed in a tickle fight. He immediately surrendered himself to the tickles and thought it was the funniest thing ever!
Second, tickle fights have now been outlawed because as Mikey got older, he loved the tickle fight…right up until he didn’t! Then he’d get upset and angry quickly. Since he couldn’t express wanting to be ‘all done’ with the tickle fight in the middle of the laughing, we had to stop the tickle fights altogether.
We opt for other options for sensory input like deep pressure squeezes.
That’s okay. After all, Mikey’s a lover, not a fighter.
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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