everyone go see clare talk to the birds on her kitchen counter! lol … meanwhile, i’ll add an obsessive vista of my own: a new jersey catholic church realized that its ranks of autistic youngsters were sitting out First Communion preparation. the church started a class that included them. it straddled church and home, teachers and parents, and many youngsters took practice-communion every day for months, learning sacramental movements and materials and tastes and words. then one day they did it in church and the bread was the real deal. now they can do it all the time.