Lincoln is autistic and faces an overwhelming world with courage and joy. He works hard to communicate and never gives up.
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Lincoln’s favorite superhero is the Hulk, and I think he relates to him deeply. Bruce Banner is brilliant, gentle, kind, and funny, but when overwhelmed he becomes big, loud, and struggles to communicate. Lincoln can be the same when his nervous system is overloaded. What he also understands is that Hulk doesn’t have to find his way back alone. The people who love him help him feel safe and calm enough to become Bruce again—and Lincoln knows he has people who will do that for him, too.
Superheroes have always been part of our family. I grew up loving Marvel, especially Spider-Man and X-Men, and passed that love on to my oldest daughter, Emma, whose favorite has always been Spider-Man. Lincoln grew up surrounded by that same fandom. Now Emma serves in the Navy, which has made the idea of a hero feel even more real to him. In our family, superheroes aren’t only people with powers—they’re people who are brave, protect others, and use what makes them special to help the world.
Lincoln would choose super strength, just like the Hulk. He loves being strong, climbing, jumping, crashing, and using his whole body to explore the world, so Hulk strength would be the ultimate superpower. I think he’d use it to protect the people he loves, move anything standing in his way, and—because he’s Lincoln—probably smash a few things just for fun. To him, being powerful wouldn’t mean being scary. It would mean being strong enough to take on anything.
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