Close your eyes and imagine your
best friend. Now, imagine your best friend has four legs, a long
tongue, and a wagging tail. My friend is like that. His name is
Nitro and he helps me with a lot of things.
Nitro helps me calm down when I
am angry. He knows two good ways to help me. the first is to nuzzle
me with his nose. Nuzzle is when I put my hands in a circle and then
he puts his nose in it. The second way is to tell him "lap". When
Nitro does a "lap" he puts his head on my leg or lap and I calm
down. Nitro really helps me calm down.
Nitro cheers me up when I am sad.
He helps me cheer up by playing with me. We usually play fetch. He
also helps me cheer up by letting me hug him. I hug him when I am
sad and crying. Nitro really knows how to cheer me up.
Nitro is my best friend. He loves
me no matter what I do or say. He sleeps with me and this makes me
happy. I also talk to him because he is a good listener. Talking to
him makes me feel good. I love him!
I love Nitro because he helps me
when I am angry. He cheers me up when I am sad. Nitro is my very
best friend.
DJ wrote this speech for 4 H. He
won 26 out of 27 points. The evaluator took off one point for not
making eye contact! Considering that is a typical autism trait for
DJ, we were very proud of him!! DJ's Mom
