I'm sat here watching my ASD DS (6) and my DS (3) having an absolute whale of a time in the cheapo paddling pool that I got from Argos today. Laughing, whooping, yelping (and no pushing)...it's a sight to behold.
Three years ago my newly-diagnosed DS was either totally ignoring or trying to knock seven bells out of his newborn sister. I truly never thought I'd see the day that they'd play like this and here I am, getting so much joy from a scenario that's probably so, so normal - mundane, even - to other families.
Sorry for the self-indulgence but this is a real milestone for my DS...