Music.

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How about auto harp? I am ateachinag Elie to play my autoharp. His hand

spread is so small he could never stretch enough to play more than a two

note cord - but on the auto harp there is no stretching - he brushes the

strings with his finger pick (I use thumb picks on fingers) and he cords by

pressing a button. No great success yet, but it is a work in progress.

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> Hi, Everyone....lie....Gareth use to LOVE horseback riding. They even

> made the kids brush and groom the horses after and I thought he'd really

> have a problem with the barn smells, etc. Not at all. He would be so proud

> of himself, walking Bob back to the stable by himself, helping to take off

> the saddle, and then brushing down the wet sweat, etc. Here's a kid that

> throws up at home if he even gets a whiff of hand lotion, hair spray,

> etc!!! Unfortunately, he had to have hip surgery and now riding is out of

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> question.

> As for the music, Gareth had to learn to play the Recorder in 4th grade,

> just like the regular kids did. He did very well and even played two solos

> at the end of the quarter. I'm not sure if he was *reading* music or did it

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> from memorization of tunes/fingers. That may be a simpler, cheaper way to

> introduce music and check out her grasping of it.

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> Liz...the dinosaur doesn't do videos, but I'm sure it's fantastic. It's

> nice to know that, when she chooses, her behaviors can be remarkable!!!

> Sounds like someone else I know!!!

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> Holly......slamming car doors and cupboard doors are G's new *thing*.

> Drives me up the wall!!! Last week, he broke a cupboard door slamming

> it....fortunately, DH could fix it. He's not angry....just has to slam

> everything

> lately to prove how strong he is, I imagine.

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> Take care, Everyone.

> Margaret

> Mom to Gareth, 23 y/o, DS/ASD/OCD

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