>> CATHY: ANDREW BRUNDIDGE HAS THREE YOUNGER SIBLINGS WITH AUTISM AND SPENDS A LOT OF TIME HELPING TAKE CARE OF THEM AND PLAYING WITH THEM, IN ADDITION TO HELPING OUT AROUND THE HOUSE, GETTING GOOD GRADES IN SCHOOL AND WORKING TWO JOBS.

HE DANCES HIS WAY THROUGH MANY OF HIS HOUSEHOLD CHORES AND FELT A BIT INVISIBLE UNTIL HIS MOM, SHELETTA, POSTED A VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF DANCING ANDREW SHOVELING THE DRIVEWAY.

THAT WENT VIRAL.

THAT LED THE TWO OF THEM TO WRITE A NEW BOOK "ANDREW DOES HIS DANCE."

ANDREW BRUNDIDGE, WELCOME TO "ALMANAC."

HERE TOO IS LATONYA LAND, A SCHOOL COUNSELOR WHO HELPED WITH THE BOOK'S SERIES OF TIPS ON HOW TO SUPPORT KIDS WHO HAVE SIBLINGS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH HERE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

>> Cathy: THE LAST TIME, OF COURSE, ANDREW WAS ON THE AIR, HE WAS JUST A LITTLE BABY, WHICH IS JUST KIND F FUNNY TO HAVE HIM NOW AS A YOUNG MAN.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU FINALLY GOT YOUR OWN BOOK NOW.

FINALLY!

>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

YES, MA'AM, I DID.

>> Eric: WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BOOK'S TITLE?

>> THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BOOK'S TITLE COMES FROM ORIGINALLY WHEN MY MOM PUT ME ON THE NEWS -- NOT ON THE NEWS -- PUT ME ON FACEBOOK FOR DANCING AND SHOVELING, ORIGINALLY I HAD NOT KNOWN SHE RECORDED THIS VIDEO.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE.

>> Eric: OH, REALLY?

>> I WAS JUST MINDING MY BUSINESS, DOING MY LITTLE DOO DIDLY DANCE.

>> Eric: IT WAS GOOD.

>> IT WAS, I WAS HAVING A GOOD TIME.

AND NEXT THING I KNOW, NEXT DAY, SOMEBODY IS LIKE, HEY, YOU'RE ON "GOOD MORNING AMERICA."

I SAID, HUH, HILARIOUS.

NO, LOOK, THEY SHOWED ME A VIDEO OF SOMEBODY DANCING AND SHOVELING ON "GOOD MORNING AMERICA."

HEY, THAT'S MY HOODIE, THAT'S MY SHOVEL, THAT'S ME!

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE IT ALL STARTED.

>> Cathy: YEAH.

IT WAS GREAT.

WHAT DID YOU SAY WHEN YOU SAW IT?

>> I WAS LIKE, WOW, MY BABY'S ALL GROWN UP.

AND HE'S DOIN' HIS THING.

>> Cathy: COULDN'T YOU -- DON'T YOU LOVE IT?

>> I LOVE T. IT'S A FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT.

LIKE YOU SAID, HE CAME HERE AS A BABY, CRAWLING AROUND THIS STUDIO.

AND I THINK WAS IT WITH YOU, THE VIDEO THAT I SAW?

>> Eric: YEAH.

>> AND NOW HE'S HERE, SUPPORTING HIS NEW BOOK.

>> Eric: YOUR MOM DRAWS A LOT OF PUBLICITY FOR HER.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE KIND OF SEPARATED FROM THAT AND DOING THIS ON YOUR OWN IN THE SPOTLIGHT?

>> IT FEELS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF SPOTLIGHT AND ATTENTION LATELY.

BUT I'M A LITTLE USED TO IT.

BEING AROUND MY MOM, I KIND OF PICK UP ON THAT, COMES NATURALLY A LITTLE BIT.

>> Eric: WHAT DO YOU HOPE PEOPLE TAKE AWAY FROM THE BOOK, WHAT'S THE MISSION STATEMENT?

>> I WANT PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIBLINGS OR CLOSE FRIENDS WITH AUTISM OR DISORDERS TO KNOW THAT EVEN SOMETIMES MORE ATTENTION MAY GO TO THOSE THAT WOULD BE ON THE SPECTRUM OR HAVE DIFFERENT DISORDERS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T GET ALL THE ATTENTION ARE STILL SEEN AND STILL HEARD BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TIME WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, HAVING THREE YOUNGER SIBLINGS WITH AUTISM, MY MOM WOULD PAY A LOT MORE ATTENTION TO THEM THAN SHE WOULD ME.

THIS IS KIND OF MY MESSAGE TO THE SIBLINGS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE AUTISM OR THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T THAT YOU'RE STILL SEEN, YOU'RE STILL HEARD.

>> Cathy: AND WE SHOULD SAY THAT THESE KIDS ARE CAREGIVERS OF THEIR OWN RIGHT, YOU KNOW.

AND THAT IS A LOT OF WORK.

>> T IS.

AND THAT'S WHY IF YOU PURCHASE THE BOOK, AT THE BACK AS AN EDUCATOR, I HAVE ADDED SOME TIPS, LIKE ANDREW SAID, THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE STUDENTS, THEY FEEL THAT THEY'RE UNHEARD BECAUSE ALL THE ATTENTION GOES TO THE STUDENT WHO HAS AUTISM OR ANY SPECIAL NEED.

BUT ANDREW WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD, HEY, HERE I AM, SEE ME.

AND, SO, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO PROMOTE AS WELL.

SO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CHILDREN WHO ARE, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, NORMAL BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE FEELINGS, HEY WANT TO BE SEEN, AND THEY WANT TO BE HEARD.

>> Cathy: MUCH LIKE ADULT CAREGIVERS, DO YOU EVER FEEL, ANDREW, THAT IT'S REALLY TIRING, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, FOLKS WHO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS SAY, IT IS A LOT OF WORK.

AGAIN, YOU'RE KIND OF A CAREGIVER TO YOUR SIBLINGS.

DO YOU EVER GET TIRED SOMETIMES?

>> I DO, I DEFINITELY GET TIRED.

I FIND MYSELF DRINKING COFFEE AT LIKE 6:00 IN THE MORNING, LIKE, MAN, THIS IS OMETHING.

I'M READY FOR KIDS AT THIS POINT.

BUT I'M SED TO IT.

I ENJOY IT.

>> Eric: DO THEY -- ALL SIBLINGS GET INTO ARGUMENTS, I DON'T WANT TO SAY FIGHTS, BUT DISAGREEMENTS.

DO THEY OOK UP TO YOU AS A LEADER AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING THEM TO DO OR HOW DOES THAT RELATIONSHIP WORK?

>> THEY TYPICALLY DO, THEY DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN, I DO LIKE TO THINK THEY LOOK UP TO ME AND ADMIRE ME.

>> Eric: WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR TECHNIQUES, WHAT DO YOU DO TO MAKE THEM GO ALONG WITH THE FLOW HERE?

>> FOOD, GAMES AND FUN.

>> Cathy: ALL RIGHT.

THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT.

LATONYA, LET ME ASKING YOU SOMETHING, AT THE END OF THE BOOK HERE, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING, PROBABLY MUCH LIKE ANDREW, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE SIBLINGS WHO ARE ON THE SPECTRUM, WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND THAT YOU CAN DO FOR THESE YOUNG FOLKS?

>> OVERALL, THE KEY THING I WOULDMENT EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT IS SEE THEM AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

DON'T JUST SEE THEM AS THE SIBLING F THE CHILD WHO HAS AUTISM.

KNOW THAT, YES, THEY HAVE FEELINGS, AND LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY STATED, ANDREW, WITH HIS SIBLINGS, HE'S A LEADER, HE'S A CAREGIVER, BUT SOMETIMES HE WANTS MORE CARE FOR HIM.

SO THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS, BUT THERE ARE TEN TIPS THAT WE HAVE AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK THAT I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK OUT BUT THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY.

>> Cathy: NOW, BIG EVENT ON SUNDAY.

>> OH, YES.

>> Cathy: AT THE MALL OF AMERICA.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> Cathy: OKAY, ANDREW, WHAT IS IT?

>> WE'LL BE HAVING A BOOK READING/BOOK GIVEAAWAY, THE FIRST 50 KIDS WILL GET NICKELODEON WRISTBANDS AND A FREE SIGNED BOOK.

I WILL BE READING MY BOOK TO EVERYBODY, THEN THERE WILL BE A SILENT DISCO WHERE KIDS WHO HAVE AUTISM OR DIFFERENT DISORDERS MAY NOT LIKE ALL THE LOUD NOISES OF A REGULAR DISSEW OR DANCE, THEY CAN PUT ON HEADPHONES AND ENJOY THEIR DANCE IN THEIR OWN PLACE.

DISCO.

>> Eric: WHAT DO YOU HAVE ON THE PLATE FOR THE FUTURE?

YOU'RE GOING TO COLLEGE?

>> YES, SIR.

>> Eric: YOU'VE GOT OTHER MEDIA PROJECTS, BOOKS, OR VIDEOS?

>> YOU KNOW, I'M JUST TAKING THINGS ONE DAY AT A TIME, ONE STEP AT A TIME AND I'LL FIGURE IT OUT WHEN I GET THERE.

>> Eric: I WISH I HAD YOUR FUTURE.

>> Cathy: I LOVE THAT.

>> I ESHT PREIT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

>> Eric: THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.

ANDREW DOES HIS DANCE, IT'S