Letter to: "The Turtleman" Ernie Brown Jr.

There's a show on Animal Planet that Hayden loves.  "Call of the Wildman".  I always get a kick out of it too.

Knowing how much Hayden loves this show I wasn't surprised to find that he'd drawn a picture of him.  When I opened the paper I saw that it was actually a letter to the "Turtleman".

Hayden rarely expresses himself like this, so it was a sweet surprise to read the words he'd written.  (On top of that, one of his challenges of being autistic is that handwriting is very difficult for him unless he's very motivated to do so.)

I asked him, "What is it about the Turtleman that you like so much?"  he said, "That he can catch so many different creatures."

Mr. Brown, Thanks for having a positive impact on Hayden.  We enjoy your show.