My 13-year old son, who is diagnosed with Autism and struggles to find successful and rewarding experiences, has taken piano lessons with Lee Stockner for over a year. Lee Stockner's Occupational Octaves Piano method has helped my son to learn in ways I would not have imagined possible. My son is now able to be focused and disciplined for a 45 minute lesson without tiring, has learned to read music via Lee's adapted notation, and has gone from playing simple one-handed pieces to playing with both hands. Now, he goes all the way through more than a book each lessons and plays between 30 and 40 pages of material from books 4 and 5 of Lee’s curriculum. My son is delighted when it is time for his lesson and clearly enjoys learning and playing. It often has a calming effect on him and it seems to tap and exercise his intellectual abilities in a unique and deep way that almost nothing else can. I am so happy for my son that he is learning to enjoy the challenge, stimulation and pleasure that learning to play the piano, and music, gives him. In 2016, he performed at a special needs recital after only a few months of lessons to applause and we look forward to his next performance.