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Dudley and Dad cooking burgers
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Life with
Dudley

“Burgers, Fries & Good Times”

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Inside this issue

Dudley & Dad’s
Game Plan

  • Good vibes
  • Teamwork
  • Season it up
  • Cook with love
  • Enjoy together

Same kitchen. Same crew. A tighter script — Dudley sounds like Dudley, Dad sounds like Dad, and the plan still starts on paper.

Print specs

US Letter 8.5 × 11 in · 12 pages · saddle-stitch friendly · RGB for home and digital print · fonts embedded · Autismhood Media · Rewrite edition 2026

The crew

Dudley & Dad

1
Dudley

Dudley

JoyfulCreativeBuilds systems out of chaos

He counts the shakes. He gives every topping a home.

Dad

Dad

PatientSteadyLets Dudley lead the plan

He stays. He sets a timer. He names what Dudley already is.

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Page 2 · Great meals start with a great plan

The Ask

2
Dad writes the list while Dudley watches
Dudley
Dad. Hear me out. Burgers. Fries. Tonight.
Dad
I’m listening.
Dad
Alright. But we do this the Dudley way.
Dudley
The list way?
Dad
The list way.
Buns. Patties. Potatoes. Lettuce. Tomato. Onion. And the sauce — they would not dare forget the sauce.
Dad
In this kitchen we cook with patience, teamwork, and love.
Dudley
And extra pickles.
Dad
And extra pickles.
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Page 3 · Step one

Get Ready Together

3
Washing hands together
Dudley
Soap. Rinse. Ready.
Dad
That’s how chefs start.
Dudley organizes toppings
Dudley already knows where everything goes.
Dudley
Lettuce. Tomato. Onion. Pickles. Sauce. Each one has a home.
Dad
Look at that station. Kitchen looks like it belongs to a pro.
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Page 4 · Chef energy

Even Is the Point

4
Dudley seasons four patties
Dudley
Salt. Pepper. Garlic powder… equal on every side.
He counts the shakes.
Dad
That’s focus, D. That’s chef energy.
Dudley
They have to be even. Or it bothers me.
Dad
Even is the point.
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Page 5 · Patience makes the crust

Listen

5
Patties sizzling in the skillet
Dad
Listen.
SIZZLE
Dudley
It smells like the whole kitchen just woke up.
Dad flips a burger
Dad
Don’t poke them yet. Patience is what makes the crust.
Dudley
I’m counting in my head.
Dad
That’s perfect. Ready?
FLIP
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Page 6 · The fries are the hard part

What If

6
Dad comforts Dudley at the fryer
Dudley
What if they stay in too long?
Dudley
What if they burn?
Dad
Then we take them out. We try again.
Dad
Nothing in this kitchen is a fail if we stay together.
Dudley
Okay. Timer on?
Dad
Timer on.
Teamwork.
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Page 7 · Step by step

Cheese Time

7
Building the cheeseburgers
Dudley
Cheese time. One slice. Corner to corner.
Dudley
Lettuce first so the bun doesn’t get soggy.
Dad
That’s a real move.
Finished burgers and fries
Dad
You built that.
Dudley
We built that.
Step by step, they made something awesome.
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Page 8 · The best part

The Table

8
Dudley takes a bite
Dudley
We really did it.
Fist bump at the table
Dad
The food is good.
Dad
The best part is this.
BUMP
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Page 9 · Different, not less

Limitless

9
Father and son fist-bump
Dudley
Cooking with you makes my chest feel… brave. Like I can do hard things.
Dad
You are creative. You are capable. You are limitless.
Different, not less — limitless.
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Afterword

Same story.
Truer voices.

The first edition already had the heart: a Black father and his autistic son making dinner, and making a plan. This rewrite keeps every beat — the list, the even patties, the fryer scare, the fist bump — and lets the people talk like people.

Dudley organizes because order helps him cook. He counts shakes. He asks the hard what-if out loud. Dad does not lecture the kitchen. He stays. He sets a timer. He names what Dudley already is.

Different, not less — limitless.

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