GIVING THE NON-SPEAKING A VOICE
SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN: Communication Through Spelling
Giving the power of communication to the non-speaking/minimally-speaking, including those with autism and developmental coordination disorders
Giving the power of communication to the non-speaking/minimally-speaking, including those with autism and developmental coordination disorders
It wasn't until my autistic son was 25 years old that I learned how to teach him to communicate using a letter board; and I learned that all the motor impairments I had recognized in my son all these years had prevented him -- his entire life -- from showing me that he has both normal language and exceptional intelligence. Two years later: we went from me not knowing that Alex knew the alphabet to him passing the New York State High School Equivalency exam, with distinction. Alex's story...
