Category: autism

Choosing To Listen

What do you want, bud? Why are you staring at me like that?

Nonverbal autism started with nevers before redefining milestones.

Just because someone has the ability to say words, doesn’t mean they should always be speaking.

This is the kid who I was afraid would never be able to express his wants and needs.

For the parent to a non-verbal child, social pleasantries can take on a different feel. They may be social, but they aren’t pleasant.

The more he has learned to use his communication device, the more he has been seeing it as an easy way to score pizza.

That was the plan…until noon. Suddenly, she remembered that we had movies and ice cream at home.

When his face lights up, it lifts my spirits in ways I never thought possible.

The things I do for my son aren’t done for his recognition, appreciation, or even attention. They’re done because I love him.

My son may have never said a word to me, but we have spoken in so many more ways than that.