“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
by Yogi Berra

When I was a young physical therapist I worked at a school for kids with disabilities. We had one girl who was in her late teens who constantly carried a much-loved, much-worn doll.

We were all concerned that this was not age appropriate and made her appear as quite mentally challenged, which was not the case. She spoke quite well, could write a bit, and was very good at simple tasks. We were all hoping she could get a job in the future.

The challenge to us was to somehow convince her to give up the doll. We tried all sorts of behavior modification techniques. None worked. That doll, clutched tightly to her chest, simply meant too much to her.
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