My son John was diagnosed with autism at 3. It was devastating at first, but I found out that his diagnosis didn't change the person he is. He is still my wonderfully lovable little boy. He is still non verbal at the age of 5 (almost 6) and it makes it a little hard with communication. He gets frustrated easily if you don't understand what he wants. His frustration doesn't last long though because if you put Beatle's music on, it makes everything better :) There is no bigger beatle's fan out there than my son!! He listens to The Beatle's all day long, every single day and watches the yellow submarine movie a couple times a day (yuck!). It's his way of coping with his sensory confusion. He has loved The Beatle's since he was 1. It is so wonderful to see the joy in his eyes when we take him to see American English (a beatles tribute band) and when his favorite beatle's song comes on. His favorite song has always been yellow submarine. He has learned to love all Beatle's music, but yellow submarine will forever be his favorite. For his 5th birthday, we threw him a yellow submarine birthday party. It was one of the funnest days of our lives. I hope as he gets older, he will be able to communicate better and his frustration levels go down, but I hope that he will forever love The beatle's. After all, I now know the lyrics to just about every song they ever made. I wouldn't change it for the world

Rene
Kankakee, IL