It began with him filming his Thomas the Tank Engine poster in his room. He sang through the entire theme tune, focusing on each individual character as a close up, until he got to the end of the theme tune where he zoomed in on the Thomas and Friends logo. Amazing! But it didn't stop there. He took the camera onto the floor and set it up to film his train set. What followed was an entire 'episode' of a Thomas story which he acted out with his trains to the camera. Geez! He is 6!
The latest demand he has is for his own You Tube channel. which I have given him. I am going to start posting his videos just as they are, so as people can see their raw beauty. They are rough and unedited, but funny and insightful into his world.
Does anyone know of an editing program which is free and easy to use? I think this may be a way to scaffold his learning further on the back of his natural interest.
However, I worry about the comments left on them, if they are negative and if he will read them. I am also aware that there is a lot of unsuitable content on You Tube, so how do I go about censoring this with my son, apart from being with him all the time he is online? But on the plus side, this is a fabulous opportunity for him. Not just to develop his creativity and imagination skills (so vital in autism), but also to understand the nature of broadcasting, networking and social interaction (also an essential skill for autism) online. After all, that is the society he is growing up in, right?
