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Kyle Coleman was diagnosed with 'common autism' aged three
However he soon stopped talking and has never spoken a full sentence
He had an affinity with music and first sung Walking In The Air aged six
The singing eventually stopped and he was virtually mute until his mid-20s
In 2009 he started singing again after his mother took him to music therapy
He has released an album of original material called Beyond the Syntax

By CHRIS PLEASANCE
PUBLISHED: 09:48 EST, 6 April 2014 | UPDATED: 12:10 EST, 6 April 2014

An autistic man trapped in a world of silence who can only speak a few words has stunned his family by singing, and has now released an album.
Kyle Coleman, 27, was diagnosed with 'classic autism' aged three, but soon retreated into a world of his own, stopped speaking, and to this day has never uttered a full sentence.

Kyle was almost completely non-verbal until 2009 when his mother took him to a musical therapy session and he started singing along to his favourite songs in pitch-perfect harmony.

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Kyle, of Gwithian, Cornwall, has now spent hours in a recording studio and is releasing an album of original material.
Caroline said: 'Singing is his turn to be heard. He will feel a song rather than think it. Kyle is so much calmer and more at peace now.

'About three years ago, on a scale of ten, his anxiety level was around nine - I would say it's about three now.
'It's opened a dialogue that makes Kyle and I more connected. He used to be very distant - autism can create a fortress around a person.

'It is kind of awe inspiring. Song has unlocked this innate, built-in gift that he had. It has taken Kyle to another level.

'What is the most breath taking thing is that he can put his own stamp on songs. He is extraordinary.'

Kyle showed an early affinity with music, and first sang aged six or seven with a clumsy rendition of 'Walking in the Air' from the Christmas classic The Snowman.

Caroline's ex-husband, who died in a motorbike accident, used to be a musician and she credits Kyle's musical ability to him.

But suddenly Kyle stopped singing. After years of silence mother-of-three Caroline took him to Cornwall Music Therapy Trust in Redruth where Kyle's talent was finally unlocked.

Caroline recalls how he came home, ran upstairs, got his favourite CDs and started singing along while playing the tune on his keyboard.

Encouraged by his therapist, Caroline took Kyle along to a local recording studio where he produced an album of cover version of his favourite Inide songs which was released in 2012.

His new album, Beyond the Syntax - referring to the difficulty autistic people have with ordering words - made its debut to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day on April 2.

It is a collection of 12 original songs - including Standing On Solid Ground - with most the the lyrics penned by his mother, who used to sing in her youth.

To coincide with the record's release, Kyle has also starred in his own music video, with some shots filmed in the busy high street near his home, a nerve-wracking ordeal for him which Caroline would have been unthinkable even a few months ago.

The LP is a collaboration between Kyle, Caroline and recording studio owner John, 42, a guitarist and producer based in Plymouth, Devon.
John, who sets the lyrics to music, said: 'It was clear straight away that he was really good.'

Many photos and text here >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... album.html

This us really cool.

The centers which regulate speech and song in the brain are different. I learned this when my friend's father had had a series of strokes and was no longer able to speak but was still able to sing.

But this is a wonderful story.

This is really cool.

The centers which regulate speech and song in the brain are different. I learned this when my friend's father had had a series of strokes and was no longer able to speak but was still able to sing.

But this is a wonderful story.

just listened to "standing on solid ground" on youtube. not bad. kind of pop, which I like. high production values for the video.

I really liked this song and the video. Sounds like some of the other pop musicians.

Keep it up!