Breakthroughs

Silent Gestures Have you ever had a little child look into your eyes, their expression pleading to communicate something they cannot verbalize? I experienced years of those silent gestures, where my son Johnny wanted to speak, to communicate, to be understood, but only made unintelligible sounds, much of that time accompanied by screams of frustration. …

The Realization If you don’t know, you don’t know… Trying to Communicate I always asked Johnny how his day was after school, even though he was nonverbal. I hoped for an answer someday. Discovering a Breakthrough After years of asking and getting no response, I simply added the words YES or NO. I then got…