It worked! She gave him the bright jingly things. Now what were they. Eric decided to put them in his mouth. They tasted funny, he chewed at them but got no further in figuring out what they were. But then he forgot about why he had wanted them, it felt nice to chew on them so he focused on that.
Dr. Mary Tyler finished making notes in her book and looked back down at Eric. The thin 24 year old, the most brilliant student in the department, creator of advanced research, was sucking on a toy keys set, saliva covering his chin and running in a rivulet down his cheek, his thin pale legs waving about aimlessly, his eyes vacant and crossed, focused on the toy he was chewing on.