WELCOME
WELCOME BACK. APRIL IS AUTISM AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH AND AS
WE ALL KNOW, THERE IS A WIDE
SPECTRUM OF HOW IT PRESENTS
ITSELF IN CHILDREN. SOME OF THEM
ARE NON-VERBAL FOR SOME MUSIC
CAN HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT
ON THEIR DEVELOPMENT. AND THERE
IS A NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK
THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW ONE SONG,
ONE SONG UNLOCKED SOMETHING
THAT ENABLED A LITTLE BOY TO
LEARN THROUGH MUSIC. I SPOKE
TO SHELETTA BRUNDIGE THIS WEEK.
SHE HAS A NEW BOOK OUT.
>> IT'S CALLED DANIEL FINDS HIS
VOICE YET ANOTHER FANTASTIC
BOOK. CONGRATULATIONS AND WHAT
A GREAT MONTH FOR THIS TO COME
OUT. YES. YOU KNOW, I WANTED
TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW MUSIC
IMPACTED MY SON DANIEL. HE WAS
NON-VERBAL UNTIL HE WAS FOUR AND
A HALF YEARS OLD. WE SPENT HOURS
OF THERAPY, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
ON CO-PAYS AND PRESCRIPTIONS.
FIND A WAY TO GET HIM TO TALK
TO SPEAK TO US AND NOTHING
WORKED. AND THEN ONE DAY I WAS
IN THE KITCHEN AND HE WAS
LISTENING TO OLDTOWN, ROBLETO,
NOZICK, AND HE WALKED IN AND
STARTED SINGING THE TUNE. HIS
FIRST WORDS WERE GOING TO RATTLE
AVAILBLE. THAT IS SUCH AN
AMAZING STORY AND THIS IS SUCH
A BEAUTIFUL BOOK. LET'S BACK
UP AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT YOUR FAMILY OF FOLKS
HAVING A CHANCE TO MEET YOU JUST
YET. MY NAME IS SHELETTA
BRUNDIGE. MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE
IN COTTAGE GROVE. WE HAVE
FOUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN,
BUT THREE OF THEM HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM, MY THREE
YOUNGEST CHILDREN. AND SO WE'VE
BECOME AUTISM ADVOCATES TRYING
TO HELP PARENTS WHO HAVE
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS LIVE
THEIR LIVES, WHETHER
IT'S THROUGH WORKSHOPS OR
COACHING OR MENTORING. AND THE
ONE THING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
HERE LATELY IS PUTTING OUT THESE
AUTISM CHILDREN'S LAST YEAR'S
VOCALS. CAMERON GOES TO SCHOOL
TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE
NON-VERBAL GIRL HEADED OFF
TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST BRAVELY.
AND THIS YEAR IT'S DANIEL FINDS
HIS VOICE ABOUT MY SON DANIEL,
WHO FOUND HIS VOICE THROUGH
MUSIC.
MUSIC.
MUSIC. >>
MUSIC. >> AND NOW JUST TWO YEARS SINCE
AND YOU'LL LEARN TO TALK THROUGH
MUSIC. HE IS SIX YEARS OLD.
HE IS READING AT A FOURTH GRADE
LEVEL AND HE IS DOING MATH ON A
SECOND GRADE LEVEL.
>> AND WE CREDIT THAT TO
THE MUSIC.
THE MUSIC. >> WE PUT THE BOOK OUT BECAUSE
WE WANT TO REMIND PARENTS
THAT IT MAY NOT BE
THE TRADITIONAL THERAPY
THAT WORKS. IT MAY BE SOMETHING
LIKE MUSIC OR ART OR SOME KIND
OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY
THAT UNLOCKS THE KEY IN YOUR
CHILD'S MIND TO HELP THEM OR
HURT TO FIND THEIR LANGUAGE.
AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU
KEPT STRIVING FOR THAT ANSWER,
BUT THEN THAT ANSWER JUST KIND
OF FELL IN YOUR LAP AND THEN YOU
TOOK IT AND RAN. I LOVE THIS
BOOK AND IT'S SO FUN THAT YOU
ARE ON THIS RV TRIP AND YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE YOUR GRANDMA.
WELL , THEY'RE GOING TO SEE
THEIR GRANDMA. THAT'S ONE
HUNDRED YEARS OLD. AND I LOVE
THAT IN THE BACK YOU PUT
THE SONG, WHICH IS SO FUN.
>> AND SO DID YOU ACTUALLY TAKE
THIS TRIP? WE ACTUALLY TOOK
THE MY GRANDMOTHER TURNS 100
YEARS OLD. MY FAMILY AND I WANT
AN RV OR MARCUS LOMONOSOV
CAMPING WORLD AT MONTICELLO
AND SO WE TOOK THE RV TO HOUSTON
TO VISIT MY GRANDMOTHER WHO
TURNED ONE HUNDRED. IT WAS
SHORTLY AFTER DANIEL LEARNED
TO TALK AND SO HE SANG
AND TALKED THE WHOLE TRIP.
AND MY GRANDMOTHER WAS SO
EXCITED TO SEE HIM BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, ANNUALLY WE TAKE THE TRIP
TO HOUSTON AND SHE WAS SO
CONCERNED ABOUT HIM BEING
A YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICAN BOY ,
NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK
IN TODAY'S SOCIETY AND TO HEAR
HIM SING AND TO HEAR HIS FIRST
WORDS. IT JUST FORMED HER HEART.
>> AND I SEE YOUR EFFORTS ALL
OVER THIS COMMUNITY IN SO MANY
WAYS. AND I KNOW THAT YOU
ARE DONATING THIS TO A NUMBER
OF CLINICS THAT HAVE KIDS
WITH AUTISM, INCLUDING MY MY
SISTER IN LAW. SO THANKS AGAIN
FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DANIEL
AND YOUR FAMILY. AND AGAIN,
DANIEL FINDS HIS VOICE IS
AVAILBLE EVERYWHERE.
AVAILBLE EVERYWHERE. >> I IMAGINE IT IS. AND I ALWAYS
TELL PEOPLE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL
BOOKSTORES. YOU CAN GET IT
ON AMAZON, YOU CAN GET IT AT
WALMART. YOU CAN GET IT AT
BARNES AND NOBLE.
>> BUT RHUBRAB OWN BOOKS, MOON
PALACE BOOKS, GULLYWUBBLES
AND KOWALSKI'S GROCERY STORES,
THEY HAVE THEM OUTSIDE EVERY
COPY AND KOWALSKI'S AND NEKIMA
BOOKMARK. SO IF YOU GO THERE
TO THE KOWALSKI'S, YOU'LL GET AN
EXTRA SPECIAL. BUT SO MANY
OF OUR LOCAL BOOKSTORES NEED
OUR SUPPORT AND THEY'RE
AVAILABLE AS WELL .
>> THE AND WONDERFUL. HAVE
A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON AND THANK
YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY
WITH US. THANK YOU. EVERYONE.
>> ISN'T THAT REMARKABLE? NEVER
COERRED UNTIL HE SANG THAT SONG.
WE BOTH LOVE THAT SONG. WE WERE
BOTH SINGING IT. THE BOOK