Maybe one day, he’ll tell us what is holding him back from using his voice. Maybe he won’t.
A single father shares how being shaped by his nonverbal son and teenage daughter reframed what strength, love, and success really mean.
Tag: autism discipline
Teaching Him The Patience He Taught Me
It won’t happen overnight for him. It didn’t for me either.
Answering Questions For My Non-Verbal Son
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.
Two Way Monologues
Sometimes he would look at me. Sometimes he wouldn’t. Still, I’d go on and on about what this person did or what that person said.
I Knew That Pizza Was His Favorite
The more he has learned to use his communication device, the more he has been seeing it as an easy way to score pizza.
Helping My Child With Autism Be The Best He Can Be
He has to know how to respect others, to the best of his ability, and interact in a way that can ensure he will never be wanting for his basic needs.
Non-Verbal Attention Seeking and Me
He collapses into me. Like a melodramatic actor from a 1950s stage play, he will fall into my arms while weeping over being denied a loaf of bread he tried to steal from the kitchen.
He’s Not Being Mean
An outburst like that is the last step of his ultimate frustration and he does it only when all other avenues of communication fail him.
Sometimes When He Whines
Sensory issues or stimulation have nothing to do with it. This was my kid wanting what he wanted and whining until he got it.
Letting My Son With Autism Build His Own Relationships
It’s why my stomach gets knots. It’s why I come running.
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