Comments on: Warbler

By: Adulthood Is Just Around the Corner

Adulthood Is Just Around the Corner — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:39:12 +0000

[...] side (and that includes the cousin in his 5th or so year of college), and when some hear Charlie humming more than saying words, and when they see Jim and me hold Charlie’s hand as we cross an icy [...]

By: Overheard

Overheard — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:41:30 +0000

[...] runs into the grocery store and grabs a shopping basket and hums happily on his way to the sushi [...]

By: Overparenting and Being the Mother of a Disabled Child

Overparenting and Being the Mother of a Disabled Child — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:53:23 +0000

[...] many parents, I simply feel strange and always keep turning around, keep listening for a certain warbler voice, when Charlie is not with me, as if I’ve developed a sixth sense, a radar, that hones [...]

By: The Puzzling Spectrum of Autism Causes

The Puzzling Spectrum of Autism Causes — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:12:25 +0000

[...] from holding his shoulders and hands a certain exaggerated way to (sometimes) constantly humming. He’s come much farther than anyone would or could have predicted when he was being evaluated [...]

By: Sing a Sentence, or At Least a Phrase

Sing a Sentence, or At Least a Phrase — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:36:25 +0000

[...] taught to say sounds and then words starting from when he was three and, while he’s always hummed and responded to music, it was a few more years before he started to sing short melodies and bits [...]

By: Dyslexia is Different in Chinese and in English speakers

Dyslexia is Different in Chinese and in English speakers — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:09:02 +0000

[...] understand Charlie’s words and, even more, his non-verbal vocalizations (hums, singing, warblings). Chinese is a tonal language and there have been more than a few times when I’ve been able [...]

By: Saying It With and Without Words

Saying It With and Without Words — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:42:55 +0000

[...] “Jesso doggy Barney tape” is probably not clear to many (if not most) people. Charlie hums and warbles and sings ever-longer snatches and phrases of songs. In the past few months, he often sings the [...]

By: Birdsong and Vocal Learning: Not Just for the Birds

Birdsong and Vocal Learning: Not Just for the Birds — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:34:08 +0000

[...] Charlie talks in short sentences and phrases now; I still rely on his non-verbal sounds (like his warbling and humming and on his singing to communicate and “converse,” and to get a sense of how Charlie is [...]

By: The Unsticking Power of Music

The Unsticking Power of Music — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:39:08 +0000

[...] his voice means I know where he is) Charlie does not talk as much as David but singing and humming seem to have a similar “unsticking” effect on Charlie. I suspect he often has a song [...]

By: New Bike!

New Bike! — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:57:11 +0000

[...] bike—this afternoon. Charlie made sure to put his helmet in the car and took out with him, warbling and laughing as he ran into the store and beheld a shiney red and white mens Trek mountain bike. I [...]