In the meantime, I'd like to show you an example of how wonderful it is to find the right toy for a kid like Leelo. The toy in question is a Tactile Pathway made by WePlay and sold by BeyondPlay, and was Seymour's mother's birthday gift for our almost-eight-year-old boy:
Sweet.
The background song "Pony Boy" is one of Leelo's favorite tunes. It is sung by Jaycob Van Auken and Stephanie Schneiderman, and is from the That Baby CD--which I partially panned in a MotherTalk review a few months ago. Come to think of it, all my reviews for MotherTalk were mixed, which may be why I haven't heard from them in a while. Hmm. Perhaps honesty is not the best approach when reviewing Blogosphere schwag, if it comes with promotional undertones.
Technorati Tags: autism, autism blog, MotherTalk, sensory, That Baby
Not to derail or anything, but that song on the video...I recognized it, googled it, and confirmed-it is a song my grandmother used to sing to me when I was a small child riding on my toy spring rocking horse.
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten the song entirely.
Thank you for bringing back a sweet, sweet memory to an almost fifty year old woman....
Ooh!! I'm going to have to put that on the wish list for the relatives! It's such a beautiful thing when we actually find something that our kids really enjoy. Yippee!
ReplyDeleteOMG who is covering pony boy???? MUST HAVE FOR CLASS!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool toy, and what an awesome video! Leelo is like a big version of Jaymes... He moves, talks, hesitates the same way. It's really incredible to watch him.
ReplyDeleteI need to get one of those path things for Jaymes.
What a great toy and good job on the video, too! Is it my imagination or has L slimmed down pretty noticeably? He looks great, as always a handsome little man.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I got all fizzy-nosed watching Obama accept, but I didn't cry.
ReplyDeleteBut at this, I'm crying, because it IS hard to find toys for the Pony Boys. Just thinking about this ordinary thing being a challenge is making the tears come.
Well, and the song with Leelo playing.
Off to get a tissue. My nose has run away!
Oh, looks like such a great toy - fun!
ReplyDeleteThought I posted this yesterday: "That Baby CD" can be had at Amazon as an MP3 download, or "Pony Boy" can be purchased separately.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to the Pony Boy MP3:
http://snurl.com/57bli [www_amazon_com]
BONUS: Amazon doesn't hobble their MP3 with DRM. You can play your music purchase on whatever you like.
Happy Listening!