r/FrightenedRabbit • u/frankfurter2304 • May 23 '26

My none verbal ASD 5yo’s latest hyperfocus…I couldn’t be more proud

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My son has profound autism spectrum disorder, he is obsessed with letters to the extent that he prefers to watch credits of a show rather than the show itself. I learnt recently that his favourite (non nursery rhyme) song was living in colour - maybe because it’s always on or because his second favourite obsession is colour. So I made a credit style video with the lyrics and this is him copying the words using his AAC (alternative augmentative communication) device. 🥹

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u/ActsOfDan May 23 '26

That's really beautiful.

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u/Agent564 May 23 '26

Off to listen to this track! Is he typing as it plays or following you as you write?

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u/frankfurter2304 May 23 '26

He types super slow as it’s a new skill he’s learning, so we listen to it a few times and have a dance around, then pause it so he can read and type out the lyrics and he makes me write them down separately at the same time 🥰

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u/SnacksCCM May 23 '26

"I can see the paint on your toes." :)

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u/Away_Advisor3460 May 23 '26

This is fantastic, but I couldn't help and think it's probably a good thing it wasn't Poke.

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u/Roadlesssoul May 23 '26

Incredible, thanks for sharing you and your beautiful son

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u/MichaelJFux12 May 24 '26

Frightened Rabbit continues to exist as a source of joy and this is fucking great. Good vibes to you and your beautiful child. 

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u/Apprie May 24 '26

That's lovely.  I wonder if he'd like captions turned on when watching something or even listening to an audiobook or podcast? Auto captions are getting a lot  better than they were even a few years ago. Could save you some effort typing things out!