Without words, my son doesn’t pretend, manipulate, or hide how he feels.
Without words, my son doesn’t pretend, manipulate, or hide how he feels.
There’s no heightened tension. There’s understanding, and there’s calm.
Acceptance and appreciation for my son’s autism means not dressing it up to make it something other than what it is.
Raising my nonverbal son with autism taught me the difference between trying to fix a child and learning how to teach him.