Welcome to Peppertalk.org,
the web-home of a special parrot and his boy. Pepper is a juvenile African Grey with a job. Not only is he a beloved pet, he's also a therapy bird for my son, Tim, who is autistic.
Catch up on our progress by reading the daily blog, explore links about autism, parrots and communication. You can also take a look at photos of Tim and Pepper, and hopefully we'll be adding small clips of their sessions in the future on the sound and vision page.
Thanks for coming to see us, and we hope you enjoy your stay, but please take a moment to check out our forum and leave a message--we always love to hear from you!
Latest blog: 25th August '05 10:57am
Well, we're in the new house and things are finally settled. Tim has adjusted well, and Pepper is enjoying life at the center. His new cage location in my office places him centrally in the house so even when he is sleeping, he can keep an eye on us all.
Mostly, we continue to hear intricate whistles from Pepper, but Tim has picked up several new words over the summer including: berry, bath, bounce and a more emphatic "No!"
Toilet-training is still our major concern and this language-barrier feels, at times, to be insurmountable. Between his spontaneous nakedness and houdini-like ability to shed his clothing, I find it more and more difficult to keep after him. I cannot get over the sensation that he is desperate to get out diapers--I can tell he does not...