Even on a chilly fall day, Victoria Richer was doing one of her favourite things — hanging out on the swing set.

“She sees the world in a different way,” explained Victoria’s mother, Michelle Godard-Richer.

“It’s actually amazing because she’s pulled away from all the busyness of life.”

Despite that, Godard-Richer says her 17-year-old daughter, who lives with autism, loves her routine.

A big part of that is school, something she’s been unable to do for the past four days due to the ongoing Alberta teachers’ strike.

“She likes to be around her friends at school,” Godard-Richer said. “And the staff… she really loves the educational assistant (EA) team at Bow Valley High and she’s really missing that, for sure.”

Godard-Richer says Victoria and her younger brother, who also lives with au

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