Autism really is a big spectrum. Every person who has autism are completely different from the next. When you’ve met one person with autism, then you’ve met one person with autism. There’s so many different ways that autism affects people. I remember the first time I really understood what autism was for my son Nicholas. […]
Tag: non-verbal
One of our goals this year is trying not to be so hard on our kids. We want to be aware of their potential of being able to do things on their own and add more positive reinforcement into our family life. We often expect too much from our son Daniel. He’s 2 years old, […]
One of the main goals we’re working on with my son Nicholas, besides learning to walk and eat, is communication. Nicholas is 3.5 years old, is developmentally delayed, and has Autism. He is non-verbal so he primarily communicates by using us as a tool. If he needs something he will push our hand in the […]
Lately, my son Nicholas has made some major improvements with food exploration. He has Autism, is non-verbal, and hasn’t eaten anything by mouth in almost two years. Nicholas had a G-tube placement when he was 6 weeks old for silent aspiration. When he was a baby, he had a couple of swallow study’s, and at […]