A 13-year-old girl spoke unprompted for the first time while admiring a neighbor's Christmas decorations.
A Florida mom says her neighbor’s spectacular Christmas display has resulted in a breakthrough for her 13-year-old daughter, who has autism — inspiring the typically nonverbal girl to speak unprompted for the first time.
“She can communicate verbally, but she can’t hold a conversation with you,” Figueroa explains. “She’ll speak when prompted to, but this was totally out of the blue.” Like many people with autism, routine is important to Kaitlyn. Come the holiday season, her routine is driven by “the house of lights and music.” Though Figueroa says she’s tried to recreate a festive environment herself — “We play the songs all the time, and I always go all out for Christmas; I always decorate the outside of the house to make sure that she has lights,” she says — her own home doesn’t have quite the same effect for Kaitlyn.
During the holidays, Kaitlyn will wait for it to get dark, around 6pm, then head over to watch the show and dance and sing along to her favorite songs on the playlist. After a few loops, Figueroa will take her home — though they’ll be back the next night.
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