Autistic Girl Waits for New Toy Train Each Year.

The Sun (San Bernardino, CA) › February 27, 2006

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Molly R. Okeon

RANCHO CUCAMONGA Ten years ago, Kristin McNichols, a mentally handicapped and autistic child, found a Bump N Go Locomotive plastic toy train under the Christmas tree, courtesy of her mom and dad, Dave and Cindy McNichols.

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Autistic Girl Waits for New Toy Train Each Year.

Being autistic, Kristin often fixates on things, her parents say. The Bump N Go Locomotive became the object of her profound affection. No other brand of toy train would do. She played with the train so much, in fact, she broke the wheels off i...

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