I have 2 children. My older is severely autistic, and to my shame I really have struggled with everything. He was non verbal until 4 months ago.
We've been working with services since he was 3 because nursery saw he was having difficulties, we went private and he got his diagnosis 5 months later, he was stimming constantly and they noticed he only walked on his tip toes.
Anyway, that was 2 years ago, he 5.5 now, we got him a special school placement (so hard) and it's been the best thing that's ever happened to him.
He started singing in the car 4 months ago, I can't tell you what it felt like hearing his voice singing along in the back. Since then it's like it's difficult to stop him talking! he loves reciting the alphabet and numbers so it's the alphabet 2x and then numbers to 10 and repeat.
I've been struggling so much with his meltdowns and his need to sing / shout the alphabet repeatedly. We went on a lovely weekend away and it was really difficult because instead of enjoying the days out we had planned (he loves diggers and we went to digger land etc) he just repeated the alphabet over and over again and I found it so hard.
We got back and I spoke to the Autism play groups leader about how difficult I found it and she said that it was new and he found it difficult but the alphabet is always the same and he found comfort in it because it's always the same she also said that you wouldn't take a teddy off a 5 yr old so stop trying to stop him saying the alphabet.
It's been life changing.