3 typical boys + 1 pdd boy=fun car ride

Bob and two of his friends have been taking a class at our local university.  Yesterday was our turn to car pool.  I told the boys it was time to pick up the friends, so Bob went downstairs to get in the car.  A moment or so later, SJ came downstairs with four of his plushies.  "Why does he have to bring them?" said Bob to me when SJ got in the car.  "Because he likes them," I told Bob.  "But it is embarrassing," said Bob.  I told him, "Your friends know all about SJ and they won't care if he has his plushies."  When we arrived at the pickup spot, the boys got into the back seat with SJ.  SJ was having a conversation with the plushies, but then gave each boy one to play with.  To Bob's surprise, the boys started to play with them.  This was no surprise to me.  The boys aren't much older than SJ and love Mario games.  As I was driving, I could hear the boys having fun in the backseat.  Bob even joined in on the plushy play from the front seat.  SJ occasionally tried to engage the boys in conversation.  He asked them who their favorite plushy was and he asked them questions about Cars 2.  The boys answered his questions and continued to play.  When we got to the university, SJ and I walked the boys in.  After a few hours, we went back to retrieve them.  It was more of the same on the ride home.  I am glad that Bob has nice friends.  They don't treat SJ like a kid with PDD, but they treat him as their friend's typical little brother.