The 8 yr. old is moderately autistic and refuses to use a pencil to attempt to learn to write. However, he will answer questions orally and knows his alphabet and numbers. I was permitted to give him paper and pencil assessment tests last summer. It took 3 days to get him to sit ...
They used pictures and computer voice-machines that spoke for him, and sign language. These devices gave me little glimpses of who Skyler was, even if he didn’t understand who I was. “He will talk,” the speech pathologist insisted, but inside, I had given up hope. The one dream I...