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Hi, all!  I live with my husband of 21 years and our 4 children and numerous pets.  Our oldest has high-functioning autism.  The rest of the kids are, apparently, normal.  I think that siblings can really help a kid with autism, but no doubt there are some costs to the NT siblings of children with autism.  That said, Daniel is very kind and helpful to his siblings and the opportunity to be socially competent at home is good for him.  I just hope to help him be socially competent in the wider world, too.

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He Sang!
by Motherof4 on 09.22.08 - public - 81 visits

Daniel stopped singing in Third Grade. We don't really know why. He's been singing some at home, just starting this year, along with his favorite recorded songs. He especially likes, "If I Didn't Have You," a song from the movie, "Quest for Camelot." The two characters who sing that song are conjoined dragons, and Daniel loves dragons.

Today, for the first time ever, he sang in church.

He sang bass.

I turned and stared at him with tears in my eyes as the rest of the church continued singing the hymn. How could they know that a small miracle was taking place? He's overcome his fear of organ music, of my soprano singing (okay, not entirely. The high notes are still a problem), and was able to organize himself in a room filled with people. He read the words, and sang in HARMONY.

I can not tell you anything different that we've been doing to help him progress. I don't know, maybe I gave him extra fish oil this week?

He sang! I don't know why, but he did it!

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4muskateers
Posted on Tue, 23 Sep 2008

fantastic, glory be to God...Julian started humming last month in church, I pray for words soon...can you record him singing and play it for us...I need so much inspiration to keep going on the quest...

LisaAKAmom
Posted on Mon, 22 Sep 2008

wooo hoo...doing the happy dance with you!!!!! That is just Awesome girl....and what a blessing! BTW...I would have been bawling right there with you.

shannonj
Posted on Mon, 22 Sep 2008

So beautiful! I hope he continues with more music and songs!

striving
Posted on Mon, 22 Sep 2008

Wow, Daniel is amazing. I wish I had been there to hear him sing in harmony. Ask them at church if he can be in some kind of trio or something, shot for the stars with this one!!!

momofchris
Posted on Mon, 22 Sep 2008

That is awesome!! Isn't it amazing the little things our kids do that make us cry? Chris loves to sing. Always has. And he is always in key.

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