When People Assume my Son Doesn't have Feelings because He Can't Talk

My son is autistic. He is also nonverbal.

He is without speech...

He lacks social skills,

But he does not lack emotions.

There is a difference.

When someone cannot talk, it's easy to assume that he has no feelings either. Not being able to express is not the same as not being able to sense.

My son has very often been a victim of this assumption.

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