Student With Autism Shines in PVMS East’s ‘Peter Pan’
Justin Sartor, or ‘Chief’ as he will be called on stage this weekend, surprised his family with his musical turn.
When Perkiomen Valley Middle School East student Justin Sartor, starring as Chief in the school’s ‘Peter Pan’ productions this weekend, told his mom that he was trying out for the school play, he caught her off guard. Not because this student isn’t musical (he’s played the violin since third grade), or he isn’t studious enough to handle it (he’s an honor roll student), but because Justin was diagnosed with pervasive development disorder, in the autism spectrum, at the age of two, and he also has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). “Kids in the autistic spectrum, they don’t normally do things like this,” said his mother, Lori Sartor. “It’s noisy. There are a lot of people. They’re long days, so their attention usually isn’t …
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Crystal hagan
4:27 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Justin Hey it's your hair stylist, Crystal, I'm so happy for you! Enjoy yourself and have fun!! I'm so proud of you, buddy! more ›