Monday, October 10, 2011

"Unlocked" By: Karen Kingsbury Post 2

Holden (autistic boy) makes it into the theatre classroom and watches the drama students rehearse and does very well until the mob scene when the villagers are going after the Beast, in Beauty and the Beast. He gets very upset and acts out but after everyone has left he makes eye contact with Ella, his long lost friend from when he was two and three. Ella has always been a part of his life see everyday after school he watches a home video of Ella and himself dancing before autisim took him over and locked him deep inside himself. The mother of Holden has began talking with Ella as well after the rehersals and they are becoming to gain a reconnection. Stay Tuned.......

My son was also between two and three when he stopped talking and began showing signs of autisim, in fact it was only about a month after he turned two. My son is not as severe as the boy in this story however the have many similarities. They both love music, and they both "flap" their arms, my son does it in excitement.
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