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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I follow an account on IG by @nicolegottesmann which features her non-speaking autistic son, Gabe.  He was totally unable to communicate and resistant to almost everything when he was younger, but as a teen he has just recently starting typing into an AAC device, they've found thing he loves (music and poetry) and he had started trying new activities in supportive programs (e.g., white water rafting and boating).  Life is still a struggle--they drive to his special camp because he can't handle an airplane and restaurants are still really hard, but he's made tons and tons of progress as a teen.  His mom has a really gentle approach with him (and I'm sure she's often really, really frustrated) but her gentleness with encouragement seems to have really brought him a long way.

He'll never live independently and has major struggles, but he has come so far and they have far more moments of real joy these days.  You might find the account interesting to follow.[/quote]

I find those kinds of things incredibly depressing.[/quote]

Not sure if you are OP but I would stop for a minute to think about that. The question here is whether we should be depressed and “give up” just because we cannot make our kids NT. Or should we enjoy them for who they are and recognize that their lives have value and pleasure intrinsically? That doesn’t deny anything of our hardships. [/quote]

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