r/MadeMeSmile • u/bendubberley_ • 16d ago

Wholesome Moments Autistic non-verbal boy speaks directly to his mother for the first time.

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u/lonniemarie 16d ago

My baby brother was non verbal until he was almost eight years old -

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u/BoozyMcSuds 16d ago

That’s wild! When he finally started speaking was it at an 8 year old level? Your family must have been totally floored.

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u/lonniemarie 15d ago

Yes. As if he hadn’t missed a day of talking. At first he mostly only spoke to me and slowly started speaking to siblings and mom. He was upset about us moving and that’s the question he asked me. Where were we going and where was his special blanket? I had the blanket tucked in my bag he was happy about that