“It is our duty to help nonspeaking autistic children break free from their prison of silence”
Imagine growing up with the full capacity for normal—possibly even superior—thoughts and cognition, but never being able to communicate to the outer world, even to your parents.
And then imagine being considered cognitively impaired—what used to be referred to as ‘retarded’—and forever treated like a small, highly unruly child because even the most loving caretakers do not know about the person trapped inside.
That is the sorry fate of many nonspeaking autistic children, young people and (Skyhorse Publishing, 2021).
