Angel helping Paul

Our very sweet yet skidish and timid kitty Angel loves our son Paul, and Paul loves her, but neither one really knows how to interact with the other. With that said I have been doing some Reading about how cats in Particular help kids who have Autism learn basic social skills. When Paul was first born Angel Loved him even then. As Paul has Gotten older she has learned that he does love her to but with her Being skidish it is hard to explain to him that its not because she does not like him back its because she does not like loud noises. In the morning she will jump on the bed and if Paul is there she will meow at everyone including Paul as if to say "hey its morning get up" once everyone is up she meows still and purrs wanting everyone's attention and love. she lets Paul Pay the most attention to her in the am before he goes to school. Paul like to talk to her and tell her what he is doing and what he is playing with and she just looks at him purrs and rubs against him and Meows back. Its sometimes hard not to watch without saying anything or intervening. The really neat thing about Angel with Paul is if he gets to rough with her she knows not to put her claws out. Most of the time when he does get rough she will usually just bat at him with a paw as if to say "OK I have had enough" I have only heard her hiss at him once and it was because he had pulled her tail. He cried and asked why she had made that noise and I said "because you pulled her tail kitties do not like it when you pull their tail" and ever since then he has never done that to her again. I do not know how but cats in particular have this understanding of children with any kind of special need. Maybe its because they have unconditional love for whom ever interacts with them the most and shows them the most love and attention. Just this last week Angel has allowed Paul to start picking her up and holding her. she is now to the point where she knows that he is not going to hurt her or drop her. but he does not like it when she wiggles and wants down, this causes him to sometimes get upset and not want to pet her or hold her and I have to explain to him that this is her way of saying that she has had enough of the attention and wants to go do her own thing. I am starting to get him to realize that its better to let Angel pursue him rather than him going to her where she is.. this just goes to show how Angel is part of Paul's progress.