Colby's voice

I wrote most of this as a response to a blog written by a mother of a non-verbal little girl with Autism. It was written about how they communicate. Her daughter does what Colby does when he wants something. She takes one of her mother's fingers and pulls her up and leads her to the cabinet or refrigerator where they play a game of "let's figure it out." I was reading it and could picture myself and Colby doing this!

He is still non-verbal so we play this “game” often. Sometimes he gives up on my inability to understand him and climbs to get whatever it is himself. Unfortunately, it’s often something I don’t want him to have at that moment.
When he allows me the chance to meet his needs, he signs “please”. The “specialists” said he would never use it independently and appropriately. They are proven wrong daily.
I “hear” his “I love you”s when he sits quietly in my lap (usually right before he sleeps, because otherwise he is not EVER still) playing with my hair. Then he stops suddenly puts his forehead against mine and stares deeply into my eye just millimeters from his. He squints and squeezes my neck and my heart hears “I love you” louder than ears could hear shouts. Of course, my ears long to hear him say the words. Do not pity my ears though, they are not too neglected; they are constantly full of Tatiana jabbering away!