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Manifestor_of_Light

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1. A friend of mine has an autistic daughter.
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 05:47 PM
Aug 2014

The daughter is mentally retarded and about 35 years old. She is mentally about five years old and loves princesses and fairies.
I value the daughter's friendship because she loves classical music as much as I do. She especially likes 20th century classical music like Stravinsky and Prokofiev and Bartok. And that means a lot to me.

I took a DVD to their house of Gustavo Dudamel conducting Mahler's First Symphony. She watched it over and over again. And yes, she is very intelligent in her ability to concentrate on classical music. She also goes to the ballet. She can instantly tell if they are performing the Tchaikovsky version or the Prokofiev version of the classic ballets. So I ask her if she enjoys her music and she says yes. I don't know many other people that groove on classical music as much as I do. It gives me a lot of joy.


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A friend of mine has an autistic daughter. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #1
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