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/ThatsGreat4You 16d ago

When my daughter was turning four, we would take her to speech therapy, and I switched careers to ensure we could help her.

Anyway, we are at speech therapy, and her dad is upset because she is just not talking. The therapist put her toy in a toy chest and kept telling our daughter to say “open.” After a while, my kid goes, “I won't say open.”

As a pre-k teacher who is exclusively dedicated to IEPs and autism, I share this story with my kiddos' parents. They will speak or won't, but if they decide to talk, it is magical. If they do not, it is still magical. They will communicate their needs in their own way.