Read No, David With 15 page

3/20/10 - This was made as a family project. The narration is done by my autistic son, who was around 8 years old at the time. A common trait in autism is speech delays, and in some cases, being completely non-verbal. We made this video to show off how well my son was progressing with his speech. He was non-verbal until the age of four - we are all quite proud of his progress.
If you choose to comment on this video, please keep this in mind. If you have something rude to say, keep it to yourself. Putting down people who are less fortunate than you really doesn't make you look all that cool.
And thanks to everyone who leaves nice comments. :)

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Entertainment

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• Kids
• story
• book

[musicalalusion33]

really hard to understand

[mudmanuniversal]

*Well, it's a children's book, read by a small child. He is autistic, and maybe 7 or 8 at the time we did this. It was originally just a fun family project. He is mainly non-verbal, so we were all very proud of his enthusiastic performance!

[mudmanuniversal]

@bulldog4580

As stated below, the narration is done by my autistic son. Speech delays (or in many cases, being completely non-verbal) are a common trait in persons with autism.

So, bulldog, we all "deffinatly" can't be as perfect as you.

He doesn't speak well - he's autistic.

You're a jerk - what's your excuse?

[TehYellowSora]

ahhh good times with this book in kindergarden now im in high school freshman :[

[LuvMama13]

God Bless+ I must say when I first heard the narration I didn't even realize the kid had any disabilities. Honestly sounded Just like a kid having Fun with his book! until the comment caught my eye and read it. having a child with a disability is not easy and every step they make towards progress makes us parents proud, God gives some special situations only for people who can handle them. The kids can do a lot and they do realy progress immensely, they just need the parents who belive in them.

[jessicalbarfield]

You should be proud! This is a great retelling of the story - especially for a child that is mainly non-verbal due to his autism. I am an Early Childhood Education professor and I will be showing this to my classes as an uplifting example of what exceptional children can do and how children's literature is a great tool to work with children with disabilities.

Thank you for sharing your son's accomplishment!

Jess

[Kyralee97]

awwww i miss reading this as a child :P

[sandcastle1997]

I've been a daycare provider since 2001. I have had the pleasure of working with children of all abilities including children with autism. You son did a beautiful job with this. For being non verbal at four and being able to read the story so clearly by 8 shows how far he has come. My prayers are for continued success. What everyone needs to understand is that autism isn't the end. These children are amazing & can do amazing things if only given the chance. Bulldog read up and soften your heart.

[cookiehappy1]

omg he is soooooooooooooooo funny i luv this book

[Hanatohruuo]

i remeber this from kindergarden. just like the if you give a mouse a cookie book lol so longgg ago!

[MamaLuigiXYZ]

That was my fav part too. I read this a million times in 1st grade and I laughed so hard I peed my pants