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/LususNaturae77 16d ago

My 2.5 year old is still non verbal. I was literally crying last night wondering if I'd ever hear him say those words to me. Now I'm crying again at your story. Happy for you. Hearing you and all the other stories in this thread of nonverbal kids speaking is really comforting. Thank you.

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u/Trumperekt 16d ago

Even if they never say those words, remember that they love you as much as you love them.

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u/LususNaturae77 16d ago

Thank you friend. And I know. He has plenty of other ways he shows us his affection. The thought just really took hold of me last night was all.

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u/Asleep_Courage_3686 16d ago

Have you checked out a pod cast called “The Telepathy Tapes” on Spotify? It’s about non verbal and other autistic children communicating with their parents using different forms of speech therapy and other new alternative techniques (I.e. spelling). I highly encourage everyone to check it out as I think it helps to broaden our understanding of what communication is possible with non verbal autistic children.