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/InternationalBed7168 16d ago

As someone with two autistic kids, I can relate. My one girl didn’t speak a word until she was 5. Nothing. Just grunts. Now she tells me she loves me and blows me kisses.

Life is still incredibly hard, but she smiles now too, and when I get one I melt. It’s life changing joy.