How Music Gave My Grandson A Place in the World

 This is a post by Cheryl Hanson, grandmother to 15-year-old electronic music producer and performer John Hanson, who has Asperger Syndrome.  John Hanson, my grandson, aka Subterr Anean, is a 15-year-old electronic music producer/performer.  He was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome when he was five-years-old. John still has difficulty tying his shoes. School lessons are very difficult, especially math; even simple addition, though he has had years of tutoring. He also has non verbal Tourettes Syndrome and trouble with ADHD. But when John takes the stage, he is in complete control. He draws the crowd in and delivers a high energy performance. The passion he has for what what he does is clear. John has absolute pitch and perfect pitch. He can tell you what key a cricket chirps in and what key the shopping cart wheels make. Noise has always been an issue for John. Without his headphones, he finds it very difficult to maintain any composure in a public space. Growing up was difficult fo
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