The Varsity Team (7th graders) play their games on Sunday. The Junior Varsity (6th graders) and Varsity (7th graders) all practice together during the week. Timothy has wanted to go watch the varsity games this year, but we've been busy most Sundays. However, this Sunday, we didn't have anything planned, and it just happened to be the varsity team's biggest game of the year. There were several kids from the JV team that went to watch the game as well. Timothy "hung out" on the sidelines for most of the game. It's so amazing to watch him follow other kids around and interact with them. For years he has avoided kids his age - and now to watch him willingly interact with them - it's just amazing. 
It was also so cool to see him giving the players a high-five as they left the field for half time. One of the struggles kids with autism have is with being very self-focused. They tend to be so lost in their own little world, that they do not think about others. Football has definitely given him a sense of teamwork and supporting others.
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