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A Friend Like Henry
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"A Friend Like Henry" Quotes

A mother shares the story of her autistic son and the extraordinary bond he forms with their family dog, Henry.

Quotes

I was beginning to realize that Ben was a very special little boy.

Nuala Gardner

lovespecial bond

I didn't want Ben to grow up in a world that forced him to change, to be something he wasn't.

Nuala Gardner

acceptanceidentity

I felt like I was losing my son, the one I'd known for eight years.

Nuala Gardner

changeloss

I now knew that Ben could learn, he just needed the right teacher.

Nuala Gardner

learningeducation

Ben was a puzzle, and I was beginning to see the picture.

Nuala Gardner

understandingdiscovery

I knew then that Ben would never be an ordinary child, and that he would never have to be.

Nuala Gardner

uniquenessacceptance

Ben was a child with a unique view of the world, and he was changing our lives.

Nuala Gardner

perspectiveimpact

I realized that Ben was showing us the world through his eyes, not ours.

Nuala Gardner

different perspectiveawareness

I felt Ben's pain, his struggle to communicate, to be understood.

Nuala Gardner

communicationempathy

Ben was teaching me to see the world in a different way, to appreciate the small things.

Nuala Gardner

appreciationperception