A nice journey with you all. You get a lot of this kind of conversation and sharing of experiences in the Foster Parent chat rooms... this one is fun and inspirational. I spent the day in a classroom with 6 autistic children betweent the ages of 7 and 10. I am amazed that music is not a greater part of their day as when I work one on one with autistic kids I am always singing to and with them. Some of the reasons are obvious and I won't get into that. My sister has parented 9 children...5 natural born and 4 special needs adopted. Her kids have all grown up singing and playing. The four oldest boys sing great barbershop stuff and have beautiful voices. I have tapes of them as toddlers...harmonizing!!!! Those long cold mid-western winters provided the perfect conditions for taking the time to practice. Well, anyway just thanks it's all interesting and beautiful to hear wholehearted concern for injured folks and it warms my heart to know that people are applying music in such sweet and caring ways to the lives of others. Rita