To ask what life looks like with a non-verbal child / children?

[SinkGirl]

I have twin boys who are 2 - one diagnosed with multiple things including ASD and a visual impairment, one who’s about to diagnosed with ASD. They present very differently but the thing they have in common is that they can’t talk and don’t seem to understand much language at all either.

SALT have told me that it’s possible they’ll never be able to talk. This is one of my biggest fears to be honest, over and above everything else we are dealing with.

I can’t get my head round what life would be like with an older child / adult children who are non-verbal. I would appreciate any insight into this from people who have been there are honestly I’m really scared.

Whereabouts are you based op?

I’m in east Dorset.

Twin 2 has been up most of the night - think he might have stomach ache but obviously he can’t tell me or understand if I ask him what hurts. I hate this.

My son aged 3.5 is exactly like your twin 2 op. It gets me so down at times.

It sounds like you are doing wonderfully OP. What amazing and inspirational posts on this thread as well. Op,look up the playhouse foundation- it's a charity which match funds ABA tutors with the local authoritiy in the south east region. I don't know if they operating in Dorset but they may offer you some ideas.