KENOSHA, Wis. — When Francesca Kolens learned her son, Gavin, had autism at just 17 months old, doctors warned her he might never talk or be fully included in school life. I never really had a chance to worry about it because Dawson’s always been in his life," Kolens said. Gavin and Dawson met in kindergarten and have been best friends ever since. Now students at Tremper High School, the two are still side by side — this time on the sidelines. It’s being included in school life in a way his family once thought might never be possible.