Community Helps Mom Find SpaghettiOs for Autistic Daughter

Community Helps Mom Find SpaghettiOs for Autistic Daughter Back in March, many people started stocking up their pantries as news of the pandemic panicked America. Items like toilet paper and cleaning products suddenly vanished. Also, canned goods started selling out as people wanted to make sure they had enough food on hand. For Crystal MacDonald, a mom of five in Attleboro, Massachusetts, finding the store shelves bare was a real problem. Her 11-year-old daughter, Ashlyn, is autistic and usually non-verbal. Due to the pandemic, Ashlyn’s routine was disrupted, and she couldn’t go to school. Upset, she started refusing to eat anything except her go-to comfort meal: SpaghettiOs with meatballs. However, the stores were sold out