Boy with autism, 8, sings to express himself, raise money

David Militello, 8, sings the national anthem before the Hawks-Pacers game on Dec. 26 — one of his many public performances.

Third-grader David Militello has Asperger's syndrome, yet he sings the national anthem in the middle of packed stadiums and plans to record a song to help raise money for autism research. "I think music is the way he shows his love for people," said Joyce Ketchie Carr, who directs Atlanta's International Youth Chorus. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution