Earlier in the week my little guy burned himself pretty badly by putting his chin right on the edge of a very hot pizza pan while, of all things, we were waiting for it to cool. At the time he did cry, which prompted my husband to rush him to the bathroom and see about treating it: Neosporin was about the only thing he let us put on it. But a few minutes later everything was "fine". No more crying, no fussing... he just sat down, ate his pizza, played like normal, went to bed without seeming to be in distress.

We thought maybe the burn wasn't as bad as we originally feared. Needless to say this wasn't the case. I did end up take him to the doctor to make sure were caring for it properly, and since he was picking at it pretty good and making it bleed (this had to hurt!), and she informed me that it was a second degree burn. Now, I've had burns before - not necessarily second degree, which is why this is so disturbing to me because I would not have been able to function with this type of injury.  The throbbing and radiating pain that comes with a bad burn - how he was able to just "move on" baffles me. Yes, I understand the way sensory perception is affected in kids who have autism, but that doesn't make it any less mysterious.