David Polkinghorne

Lily, bullied at school, wears a "safe shirt" for comfort, connecting with autism advocates Ricky Stuart and Josh Papali'i.

The Canberra Times

Lily was getting bullied at school, so she wore "Mr Ricky's" shirt for a month to help make her feel safe.

When she wears it, she feels like all the Canberra Raiders are protecting her - so it became her "safe shirt".

And she cried for two days when she heard it was "Papa Smurf's" last season.

Eleven-year-old Lily Thomson has level two autism and an intellectual disability.

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