Autism: I Waited Twenty-Four Years for 'I Love You' - Finding Cooper's Voice | Welcome to the Secret World of Autism
I love you. Three simple words. Most of us throw them around loosely.Take them for granted. We say them when we hang up the phone,when a loved one leaves the house,when we kiss our little one good night. Sometimes out of habit. It’s something a mother hears a million times over a lifetime, that is, unless your child is nonverbal. Then you might never hear it. One of those things that most don’t even think about. I have told my daughter “I love you” every day, multiple times a day,…