Incredible Moment Non-Verbal Boy with Autism Falls in Love with Hit Song and Starts To Sing
Music therapy for people with disabilities has shown itself to be of great value in many cases. For those who are nonverbal or have difficulties communicating, it can be life-changing.
For example, Kodi Lee, who is blind and autistic, blew everyone away with his amazing musical abilities during his “America’s Got Talent” audition.
And let’s not forget about the nonverbal teen from Johannesburg, South Africa, who found joy in singing with the staff at his local grocery store.
While 14-year-old Brett wasn’t able to speak, his love for music came through humming at home and singing each day while shopping with his mom.
According to Very Well Health, music therapy has proven to be useful for autistic children in particular who are struggling with “cognitive and emotional challenges.”
“Music therapy can help people with autism to improve skills in areas such as communication, social skills, sensory issues, behavior, cognition, perceptual/motor skills, and self-reliance or self-determination.” the board-certified physician reviewed article says. “People on the autism spectrum are often especially interested in and responsive to music.”
One viral little boy named Daniel is certainly showing that to be true, and how the power of a good song makes all the difference.
Podcaster and autism advocate Sheletta Brundidge shared a video on Twitter of little Daniel singing the words to Lil Nas X’s and Billy Ray Cyrus’s “Old Town Road.”
“We had an #oldtownroad miracle at my house,” Brundidge wrote.
“My son Daniel has #autism and doesn’t talk. We caught him humming the @LilNasX and @billyraycyrus tune the other day. Then Bless God, my baby started singing the song on his own. His therapists have started to use it in his sessions!”
We had an #oldtownroad miracle at my house. My son Daniel has #autism and doesn’t talk. We caught him humming the @LilNasX and @billyraycyrus tune the other day. Then Bless God, my baby started singing the song on his own. His therapists have started to use it in his sessions! pic.twitter.com/vtCNWeg6ax
— Sheletta Brundidge (@TwoHauteMamas1) June 4, 2019
“And it let us all know, which we didn’t know before, that he could learn without being taught,” Brundidge told KMSP-TV. “That he could hear something and remember it and then recall it to you.”
“In this crazy world, when everybody’s going at each other and everybody’s mad about something,” the proud mom added, “This has really brought people on social media together.”
Daniel’s therapists have taken his love for one song and are running with it. They hope to find more tunes the 4-year-old might respond to as well.
Have you witnessed the power of music therapy in your own life? Do you know someone who might benefit from this unique therapy?
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