Can you imagine your child hurting and not being able to tell you?

One of the many jobs of an Autism parent is to try and decipher what their child needs, especially when that child isn't able to vocalize it for themselves. As any Autism parent can tell you, this can be an exhaustive, frustrating and all too often heartbreaking situation for both the parents and the child. Sometimes you have words to help guide you towards what your child needs, other times all you can do is observe and interpret behaviors. It's really difficult to explain what this is like, in a way that can put the non-Autism parent in the shoes of someone that struggles with communicating on even a basic level with their child. Just imagine your child hurting, hungry, scared, sad, happy, sick or in distress and not being able…

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