Zac Scott can’t respond appropriately to pain or danger
Meet Zachary Arthur Cook - Zac for short. He is almost four years old and was diagnosed with Autism when he was almost three. He has been in speech, occupational and physical therapies since he was two. Zac has an eight-year-old sister, Diana.
Everybody who meets Zac always talks about his pretty curly hair. Most of the women have to run their fingers through it. Zac goes to PreK3 at the local elementary school.
Zac is fearless. He loves to run and jump and climb on every possible thing he finds. He loves to play outside. He cannot recognize or respond appropriately to common backyard dangers like ant beds/hills.
Last year he walked into an ant hill and was bitten dozens of times by ants. He did not even cry: he just slowly walked towards his mom. His sister saw the ants and started screaming for help.
Zac loves animals. He has the opportunity to pet and love on horses, dogs, and cats. He loves to throw. He is encouraged to throw only balls outside, but sometimes finds unique things to throw like apples or train tracks.
Zac obsesses about trains and often can only say train related things when he is having a meltdown. He needs Mom to keep on a schedule and must use picture schedules to cope with changes. He likes to wrestle play with Mom and Dad sometimes, but spends hours a day, alone lining up his cars, trucks and trains.
Zac needs an Autism Service Dog to help him stay safe.
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