Benj's Desire to Be a Positive Role Model for Kids With Autism

When Benj was about 13, he asked his mother to let him be photographed with her. "I can't watch it without tearing up because it's like looking at little bench desperate to express himself through music," she says. He has perfect pitch and rhythm and is a beautiful singer but had such severe fine motor delays that I couldn't start him on any instrument until he was six years old.