lessons in autism

After running some errands this morning the kids and I were discussing where we should stop for lunch.

“Can we go to Freddy’s?” Sam asks.

“We are nowhere near Freddy’s,” I reply.

“Yeah, but can we go to Freddy’s?” he asks again.

“Baby, we are nowhere near Freddy’s!” I repeat, a bit exasperated.

Sam dramatically sighs and rephrases, “Can you just answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’?!”

Whoops. “No.”

“Okay.”