DEAR TWENTY-THREE YEARS OLD MATTEO,
WHEN I AM YOUR AGE I WILL BE WRITING ON AN IPAD. I WILL BE HELPING MOM BE HAPPY. I WILL HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED AND READ THE BOOK OF MORMON. I WILL HAVE READ THE BIBLE TOO. I WILL HAVE BECOME A FAMOUS WRITER. I WILL HAVE MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND BE A FAMOUS COMPOSER. I GET TO GO TO CHURCH AND NO LITTLE BOYS STARE. I MIGHT HAVE WRITTEN PLAYS AND MADE MY FAMILY PROUD. I MIGHT HAVE MADE MY FAMILY SPELL WITH ME ALL THE TIME. I WILL WRITE BOOKS AND MUSIC. I WILL HAVE MADE THE WORLD BETTER LIKE IDO KEDAR*. I WILL HAVE HELPED THE HOMELESS WITH MY TEACHER. I THINK I WILL BE A WONDERFUL PERSON WHO NEVER BITES. I WILL PLAY BASKETBALL FOR FUN. MY BROTHER MARCEL WILL MAKE ME PLAY BASKETBALL WITH HIM AND HE WILL WIN. I THINK I WILL STILL HAVE MY TEACHER LENAE BUT NOT BE MARRIED. IN THE END I WILL BE HAPPY.
LOVE,
MATTEO
*http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-c1-autismland-20131222-dto,0,7512437.htmlstory#axzz2oFqniXWg
Here are a list of dreams- both realistic and unrealistic
I THINK SPELLING FOR MY FAMILY IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM TO BE LIKE IDO IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF WRITING PLAYS IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF WRITING MUSIC IS UNREALISTIC
teacher: why do you think that?
I MIGHT BE GOOD, BUT IT IS NOT EASY TO DO.
Teacher: do you want to do it?
I REALLY WANT IT SO BAD. I NEED TO SO HELP ME FIND SOMEONE TO HELP ME.
Teacher: yep I'm going to find you someone. Do you think this is realistic then?
YES IT IS, BUT HARD.
I THINK MY DREAM OF BEING A COMPOSER IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF BEING A DOG TRAINER IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF BEING AN AUTHOR IS REALISTIC
I THINK I CAN MAKE MOVIE SCRIPTS
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING HISTORY IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF BAPTISM IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF PLAYING BASKETBALL IS REALISTIC- PLAYING FOR FUN
I THINK MY DREAM OF READING THE BOOK OF MORMON IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING MOVIES IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF DRIVING IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF RIDING A MOTOR CYCLE IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING THE NBA IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING MITTENS FOR THE HOMELESS IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF GETTING MARRIED TO YOU (teacher) IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF WRITING ON AN IPAD IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF WRITING WITH A PEN IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING MY MOM HAPPY IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING THE LITTLE BOYS IN THE WARD STOP LOOKING AT ME FUNNY IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF POTTY TRAINING IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING ANIMALS TALK IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING THE INTERNET COME TO LIVE IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING THE HOME PERFECT IS GREAT BUT UNREALISTIC
Teacher: All your realistic goals you can do but they will be hard and there will be set backs.
I KNOW. I AM READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.
WHEN I AM YOUR AGE I WILL BE WRITING ON AN IPAD. I WILL BE HELPING MOM BE HAPPY. I WILL HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED AND READ THE BOOK OF MORMON. I WILL HAVE READ THE BIBLE TOO. I WILL HAVE BECOME A FAMOUS WRITER. I WILL HAVE MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND BE A FAMOUS COMPOSER. I GET TO GO TO CHURCH AND NO LITTLE BOYS STARE. I MIGHT HAVE WRITTEN PLAYS AND MADE MY FAMILY PROUD. I MIGHT HAVE MADE MY FAMILY SPELL WITH ME ALL THE TIME. I WILL WRITE BOOKS AND MUSIC. I WILL HAVE MADE THE WORLD BETTER LIKE IDO KEDAR*. I WILL HAVE HELPED THE HOMELESS WITH MY TEACHER. I THINK I WILL BE A WONDERFUL PERSON WHO NEVER BITES. I WILL PLAY BASKETBALL FOR FUN. MY BROTHER MARCEL WILL MAKE ME PLAY BASKETBALL WITH HIM AND HE WILL WIN. I THINK I WILL STILL HAVE MY TEACHER LENAE BUT NOT BE MARRIED. IN THE END I WILL BE HAPPY.
LOVE,
MATTEO
*http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-c1-autismland-20131222-dto,0,7512437.htmlstory#axzz2oFqniXWg
Here are a list of dreams- both realistic and unrealistic
I THINK SPELLING FOR MY FAMILY IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM TO BE LIKE IDO IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF WRITING PLAYS IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF WRITING MUSIC IS UNREALISTIC
teacher: why do you think that?
I MIGHT BE GOOD, BUT IT IS NOT EASY TO DO.
Teacher: do you want to do it?
I REALLY WANT IT SO BAD. I NEED TO SO HELP ME FIND SOMEONE TO HELP ME.
Teacher: yep I'm going to find you someone. Do you think this is realistic then?
YES IT IS, BUT HARD.
I THINK MY DREAM OF BEING A COMPOSER IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF BEING A DOG TRAINER IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF BEING AN AUTHOR IS REALISTIC
I THINK I CAN MAKE MOVIE SCRIPTS
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING HISTORY IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF BAPTISM IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF PLAYING BASKETBALL IS REALISTIC- PLAYING FOR FUN
I THINK MY DREAM OF READING THE BOOK OF MORMON IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING MOVIES IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF DRIVING IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF RIDING A MOTOR CYCLE IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING THE NBA IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING MITTENS FOR THE HOMELESS IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF GETTING MARRIED TO YOU (teacher) IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF WRITING ON AN IPAD IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF WRITING WITH A PEN IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING MY MOM HAPPY IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING THE LITTLE BOYS IN THE WARD STOP LOOKING AT ME FUNNY IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF POTTY TRAINING IS REALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING ANIMALS TALK IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING THE INTERNET COME TO LIVE IS UNREALISTIC
I THINK MY DREAM OF MAKING THE HOME PERFECT IS GREAT BUT UNREALISTIC
Teacher: All your realistic goals you can do but they will be hard and there will be set backs.
I KNOW. I AM READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.