Singing

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>>>Hi Betty, We live in Bucks County, Pa. My daughter's strength is

singing. She has a beautiful voice and can imitate any song after she hears

it once. <<

Here too, ! Isn't it wonderful??? Although she has picked up one of the

new poplular songs from the radio...and you know, the lyrics don't leave a lot

to the imagination, if you knw what I mean :-(

We have some great .mp3's we made of her singing Christmas Carols...It's such

a hoot! Penny-------------------------------------------------------- " What a way to promote Autism Awareness Month - please encourage people at your school, church, or neighborhood to see

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word! " If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away. " --Henry Thoreau

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Hi Penny,

It would be wonderful if we could help shape her singing into a career for . Maybe singing jingles for commercials or studio stuff.

jULIA

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>>>Hi Betty, We live in Bucks County, Pa. My daughter's strength is singing. She has a beautiful voice and can imitate any song after she hears it once. << Here too, ! Isn't it wonderful??? Although she has picked up one of the new poplular songs from the radio...and you know, the lyrics don't leave a lot to the imagination, if you knw what I mean :-( We have some great .mp3's we made of her singing Christmas Carols...It's such a hoot! Penny--------------------------------------------------------"What a way to promote Autism Awareness Month - please encourage people at your school, church, or neighborhood to see this video. Terms of Service.

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Hi Guys,

Brook loves to hear me and other family members sing. We do get tired of

his favorites, but he loves it and for certain songs he just dissolves into

giggles. Right now he just loves " Rubber Ducky. " They have always used

singing and music at his schools to try to motivate him and get his

cooperation. I often do the same thing. It distracts him and keeps him happy

when we are waiting somewhere. I've serenaded whole waiting rooms when he was

younger. Luckily I can carry a tune.

Marisa

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In a message dated 12/17/2001 2:37:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,

poggim@... writes:

> Luckily I can carry a tune.

>

Marisa,

I have a great idea possibly you can make a tape for all of the poor singers

on this list LOL.

Charlyne

Mom to Zeb 9 DS/OCD ?

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> In a message dated 12/17/2001 2:37:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> poggim@a... writes:

>

> > Luckily I can carry a tune.

> >

>

> Marisa,

> I have a great idea possibly you can make a tape for all of the

poor singers on this list LOL.

> Charlyne

> Mom to Zeb 9 DS/OCD ?

>

Charlyne ,

That was a good one , Thanks for the laugh . I know I'm one on the

list . : ) I spent my singing money on other things . LOL.

Irma, 13,DS/ASD

[Guest guest]

hehe nathan likes me to sing too, dh says i cant carry

a tune, but nathan seems to love it,lol. We often sing

a tune while waiting or to get him out of a foul mood,

to get done doing his work faster too. Just the other

day he requested " way' mom " way " , and it took me a

couple secs but then i figured it out he wanted me to

sing " were on our way " from barney i just changed the

words relating to school eg " were on our way, were on

our way, on our way to nathan's school,,repeat, then

" At nathan's school hes going to see miss b, repeat--

oooooo were on our way, were on our way etc. he even

says some of the words too, i sing of his teachers and

lunch and recess, etc. shawna

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shawna

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/9/2003 3:46:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

writes:

> Well, I mean I COULD NOT SING. I

> croaked and was flat and had about a 3 note range. Anyone else out there

> have any similar experience? Marta, is there a medical explanation for

> this? I made my living on my voice, and even when I've had the flu or

> laryngitis, I could sing. So, I'm really, REALLY depressed

> about this

> new development.

>

> Ok, I await with bated breath your sage advice and council.

>

> Jim

I can relate Jim! I found that my voice had freaked out totally. I think it

was the tubes and respirator and such from surgery.

I have since been able to recover and am singing MORE THAN EVER before. And

singing WELL!!

There is hope!!

Anne

[Guest guest]

Another strange question. Does anyone else sing?

Understand, I am not much of a singer - never thought I was any good - but my

guitar

teacher insisted on teaching me. After a couple of years I am passable (I'm not

trying out for

any reality rock star shows, but good enough to sing along with my guitar and

entertain

family and friends).

I do find that - like the yoga - it is excellent exercise for building both lung

capacity and

breath control.

Of course, my typical lung capacity bites me in the but whenever I try for a

something with a

really long sustain - but in general I feel like it is good excercise for my

lungs (and fun too!)

ie

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Why do you want to extinquish the behavior? Can you use his singing as a learning opportunity ...for all? Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network.Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell.From: "jessica_rsn" <jessica_rsn@...>Sender: autism Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 15:02:16 -0000<autism >Reply autism Subject: Singing Hello,I work with a boy with autism, second grade, limited verbal language, average cognitive ability, who sings constantly. We have tried ignoring the singing, redirecting with a visual cue, distracting, redirecting to take a break, rewarding quiet moments with a desired item, and nothing helps. He sings no matter what the activity: computer, group time, independent time, bathroom, transitions, etc. Does anyone have experience with this or ideas on how to decrease the behavior?Thanks!

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I agree. Singing helps with mood . So many things can be learned through music. There are great music CDS on history,math facts . I even saw a CD on the parts of speech. Math is also closely linked with music. Look at your teacher store . One of my ftiends autistic son's took a music and class and started talking He appears almost typical now.Also some autistic kids that don't fit in anywhere else or achieve at their age level,can feel ok or excell in band or the arts. Don't take singing away from this kid .From: mwhitehead@... <mwhitehead@...>Subject: Re: SingingTo:

autism Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012, 12:59 PM

Why do you want to extinquish the behavior? Can you use his singing as a learning opportunity ...for all? Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network.Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell.From: "jessica_rsn" <jessica_rsn@...>

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Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 15:02:16 -0000<autism >Reply autism

Subject: Singing

Hello,

I work with a boy with autism, second grade, limited verbal language, average cognitive ability, who sings constantly. We have tried ignoring the singing, redirecting with a visual cue, distracting, redirecting to take a break, rewarding quiet moments with a desired item, and nothing helps. He sings no matter what the activity: computer, group time, independent time, bathroom, transitions, etc. Does anyone have experience with this or ideas on how to decrease the behavior?

Thanks!

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He may be hypersensitive to one or more frequencies and using the singing to drown it out, making it functional (self-stimulatory in nature). If that's the cause, better to treat the problem with auditory integration therapy. The singing will go away with little or no intervention if it is no longer is needed to drown out uncomfortable sounds.

You can check his hearing with a modified audiogram -- all frequencies rather than standard spotchecking -- for hyperacusis and also check for uncomfortable loudness levels to determine if this is an issue.

Dena