Dance Teaching Autistic Girl Talk

News Health Articles - Dance Teaching Autistic Girl Talk. Shannon is known to have autism, deaf and have never even started a conversation. But she found her voice and want to talk since invited to join in the dance DVD.

"Shannon was born with many difficulties, as a toddler he had no muscle that made him unable to walk and talk. He could only make noises that are not understood," said his mother, Katreena (35 years), as quoted by The Sun, Thursday ( 12/08/2011).



Katreena said this is heartbreaking because he could not connect with his son, Shannon (12 years) like living in a world of their own.

When Shannon was 8 years old, doctors diagnosed with autism, a complex brain disorder that makes the parents have to move from public school to a special school autistic Hillingdon Manor.

"Shannon has always refused to start a conversation, he became very shy and difficult to interact with others. The treatment of his friends in public schools make the trust and the price is lower," said the mother.

At home, he spent more time in the room to play Xbox with his father but never did any conversation. Until finally, Anna Kennedy, founder of Hillingdon Manor offers to join Shannon appear in the DVD of dance with other children from the school.

"At first I was not sure she could do it, because physically he is very weak muscles and there is no coordination at all. But Anna helps children to develop spatial awareness (something unintelligible from children with autism)," said Katreena.

Anna uses the imagination to enter the circle and dance with freestyle. These children are urged to bring favorite CDs to help them get used to a different rhythm tones.

"I began to see changes in self-Shannon after he was involved in the DVD, he started to move better and increasing their muscle coordination," he said.

Until one day she ran to her mother and said, 'Mum, We can watch my DVD together?'. As he said this, Katreena very touched because it's the first time he started a conversation.

"I just sit and pensive, if I had a video camera, will I record the incident. That's incredible," he added.

Katreena said it was the first time he showed interest in anything, other than that this breakthrough into something special in this year after she was diagnosed with Potocki-Lupski syndrome (PTLS), an extremely rare genetic condition and newly recognized.

"This condition means you have a duplication of chromosome 17 which causes difficulty in processing language and articulation as well as motor and verbal developmental delay," he said.

But now she became more confident, if previously he did not want to go into anyone's house but now he diligently visited his neighbor and show the DVD. Even help her sister, Paige to move dance.

Katreena added that Shannon has undergone many developments and the fact that there is now he is willing and able to speak and start a conversation.

What is experienced by Shannon showed the support of the right people can make a disabled child with autism for life or live life well. Find out what interests the child and the exploration of his talent.

Becomes important to provide opportunities for children with autism to develop their interests and express themselves.