I speak fluent “Jonah.”

I can tell you what he means when he says “I want broken the windy!” (Make the wind stop)

I know what it REALLY means when he says “I want French Fries!” (I need immediate redirection or I will have a meltdown)

Or “All done working!” (This thing isn’t working and I want it fixed!)

When Jonah was completely nonverbal, I could interpret the sounds of his grunts and decipher the intonation of his shrieks and squeals.

I knew his nonverbal cues SO well that when he was laughing in his sleep, I could tell you exactly why.

It’s important to be able to understand what Jonah is saying…

But the most important thing to communication is listening to what’s NOT being said.

[love this from Stories About Autism]

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