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When Brother was a baby, he never cried when he received shots.  He was a mellow baby so I thought it was just part of his personality.  Since receiving his diagnosis of autism 2 years ago, I realize it was he did not feel the pain.  He cannot feel soft touches on his body and if he does, he can’t stand it.  You can see it in how hard he grips his pencils.  There’s a name for it, but I don’t remember it.  It’s part of his sensory integration dysfunction.  I’ve read too many technical terms in these past years to be able to keep in my head.  So, one of the problems we encounter is this:

We went out to eat with my family last night and a mosquito or two entered the car with us.  These awful bugs went to town on Brother.  He didn’t realize he had been bitten until they started to itch.  By then, the mosquito(s) had dined quite well on Brother.