It's not just a bracelet,” 12-year-old Sophie announced with great ceremony to the dark-haired girl across the table. “It's a magic bracelet.”
Perhaps it was magic.
The shiny bit of pretend jewelry brought Ava, who is autistic, a friend to share a lazy Saturday afternoon in Rancho Peñasquitos – someone who would play endless rounds of the board game Pretty Pretty Princess. Friends are often rare for children like Ava, whose developmental disabilities can isolate them from kids their own age.
