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This is Davy, he is an eight year old donkey 

who lives in a barnyard on Daffodil Drive in 

Donnaville, Ontario.

Davy lives on a farm with his mom Doris, 

his dad Dillon and his Grandpa Jack. His 

cousins Henry and Harry are horses who live 

a few stalls down in the barn.

Everyday Davy sees the other animals playing 

together in the barnyard and desperately wants 

to be a part of the fun and be their friend.

Sometimes Davy tries to play with the other 

animals, but when the others let him play Davy 

becomes very anxious and he has a hard time 

controlling his behavior. He bucks and kicks 

and hee-haws vary loudly. That is why Davy is 

never picked for teams or asked to play.

Davy spends much of his time alone 

while searching for and chasing 

grasshoppers all around the barnyard. 

He knows everything about them. Davy 

knows that there are 10,000 different 

types, what the different colours mean, 

and where they live. He even knows 

how many grasshoppers live in his 

barnyard. 

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One day, after trying to play Farm-

Volleyball with the other animals, Davy 

was rejected, so he went to talk to his 

Mom.

One day, after trying to play farmvolly 

with the other animals, but was 

rejected, Devy went to talk to his Mom.

“Mom” Davy said, “Why don’t any of the other 

barnyard animals want to play with me?”

“Why do you ask Davy?” his Mom said.

Davy sighed and looked at the floor, “Well 

whenever I try to play with the other animals, 

I’m always picked last. Sometimes I’m not even 

picked at all. Henry and Harry pick me once in 

awhile, but they have to be nice to me because 

they’re family.”

“Davy” his Mom said, “Lets go for a walk.”   

“O.K,” Davy said in an unsure voice, ”is there 

something wrong?”

“No, no darling, I just want to talk to you 

about something, that’s all.” said his mother 

and she began to walk away.

So Davy put the grasshopper down that he 

had riding on his back and galloped to catch 

up with her.

“What is it Mom?” Davy cried.

“Davy, do you remember when the vet came to 

the farm last week? Well the vet spent some 

extra time with you when he did your check up. I 

asked him to do this because I am worried about 

your challenges in Sunday School. You know, 

your trouble with reading and the way light and 

sound bother you.” 

“Am I sick?” Asked Davy.

“Oh No” said his Mom, “Just extra special.” Davy 

looked at his mother with a puzzled look on his 

face.

Mother cleared her throat “Davy, the vet told 

me that you have Asperger’s Syndrome, 

which is an autism spectrum disorder.” “Do 

you remember Charlie Chicken form the 

farm down the road? Well he has a form of 

autism as well."

Davy interrupted, “So we are the same?!”   “I 

Love Charlie, I want to be his best friend!” 

“Not exactly” said Davy’s mother. “Only 1 

in 165 individuals have a form of Autism 

Spectrum Disorder and they have a hard 

time focusing in school and they also have 

a hard time writing.” 

“Is that why Teacher Turkey always asks 

me to try and print my work neater?” 

asked Davy.

“Yes.” said mother.

“Have I always had this?” asked Davy.

"Well," said mother, "you have, but most 

people don’t know they have it until they are 

older like you." 

Davy was quiet. He just walked behind his 

mother.

They walked and they walked...

Davy stopped. “Does this mean I have to stop 

playing with other barnyard animals because I’m 

different?” Asked Davy.

“Of course not.” said his mother, “Knowing this 

special information about you will help us and 

others with certain things." 

“Oh, O.K,” said Davy. “Can I go back and chase 

grasshoppers again? There are 206 living in our 

barnyard you know!”

“Sure Davy," mother said with a smile on her face.

As the days went on, Davy continued to try 

and play with the other animals, but was 

not successful. When Davy shouted “YOU 

SHOULD LET ME PLAY BACUSE I AM 

DIFFERENT.” Clairissa the cow shouted 

back, “NO YOU’RE NOT! YOU LOOK THE 

SAME AS THE OTHER DONKEYS.”

Just like all the other times when Davy 

experienced rejection, he kicked and 

bucked and hee-hawed really loud.

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