'Mute' autistic man stuns experts with his amazing singing voice

Rowan · Post by **Rowan** » Thu March 8th, 2012, 10:51 pm

I know at least a handful of members here either have children with autism or know someone who does. Over the last few years I've come in contact with more parents of autistic children than I have in my whole life. As a single woman it's difficult enough for me to imagine raising a "normal" child, much less one with autism. I stand in awe of each of you raising a child with autism and cannot begin to fathom how difficult it can be. Having said that, though, it warms my heart to see how some can overcome their limitations and communicate with the world around them. I will definitely be purchasing this young man's CD. I hope others will, too, whether there's autism in your family or not.

A man with autism that has rendered him almost mute is about to release an album after he was found to have perfect pitch and an amazing singing voice.

Kyle Coleman, 25, from Gwithian, Cornwall, was diagnosed with autism at the age of three and has only ever been able to say a few words.

However, his talent was discovered after his mother Caroline took him to a music therapy session in 2009.

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TiciaRoma · Post by **TiciaRoma** » Thu March 8th, 2012, 11:37 pm

Thanks for sharing this Rowan. Simply amazing. I have an special needs adult son (Down Syndrome) and I can just imagine how thrilled his mom and family are to have discovered a way that he can share his thoughts with them. I'll look for him on itunes come April.

boswellbaxter · Post by **boswellbaxter** » Fri March 9th, 2012, 12:11 am

Thanks for posting, Rowan (and for the kind words for parents of autistic children)! My grown son is almost completely nonverbal, save for something that resembles "Good night" on occasion and consistently mooing when we pass a Chik-Fill-A (due to cows in the restaurant's ads).

Amanda · Post by **Amanda** » Fri March 9th, 2012, 2:39 am

I am sitting here crying after listening to that!

fljustice · Post by **fljustice** » Fri March 9th, 2012, 3:42 pm

Thanks for the link, Rowan!

Rowan · Post by **Rowan** » Mon March 12th, 2012, 1:36 pm

[quote=""Amanda""]I am sitting here crying after listening to that![/quote]

Amanda, when I initially posted this thread, I was unable to listen to the video on the article because YouTube is blocked at work after 9 AM. When I got home Thursday evening, though, I looked it up and had a listen and got choked up too.

LoveHistory · Post by **LoveHistory** » Tue March 13th, 2012, 8:02 pm

He's really good too! I love hearing my boys sing. I love hearing them talk too, but I hope that music will help to "unlock" one or more of them in the future. I'm going to show this to my boys when they get home.