My son just called me mummy

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He’s 5. He’s non verbal with Autism and has not shown any real inclination to talk.

This last 2/3 weeks he’s started ‘demanding’ food which is brilliant, but tiday he saw me and shouted ‘mummy!’.

I can’t believe it. I could cry ❤️

Happy Friday Mummy 🥂

So happy for you! ❤️

Lovely 🥰

This is amazing!

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Absolutely beautiful. Put a smile on my face! X

How lovely - further proof that 'not yet verbal' is a far better turn of phrase. Enjoy all the Mummies that are yet to come.

Aww what a lovely post, thanks for sharing OP. Really lovely to have a nice post in amongst the usual 💩❤️

How wonderful- definitely to be celebrated 🥰

Ohhhh so happy for you.
I teach in an SEN school and when one of pur boys said good morning after over a year of teaching him I had tears in my eyes.
What a lovely, deserved thing for you and we'll done to your little boy. 💖

So happy for you both.

❤️❤️❤️ that's fabulous news, congratulations!

my autistic 5 year old just told me im a cutie and very pretty. .. i damn nearly had a heart attack as i weeped a little

I'm so happy for you OP, that news brought a tear to my eye 💙

That’s amazing . There’s a lady called Jo on fb who runs free workshops called “ can do speech therapy” which teaches ways to connect , not just speech .

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Aw bless you op I hope he comes out his shell x

I am so happy for you 🥲
And you have reminded me of the first time my son called me Mummy for my attention when he was about 4&1/2…. Last month he finished year 6 & had 3 short lines in his Year 6 play…. it was absolutely incredible moment. (He still has significant language difficulties but now has functional language & can have short little conversations)

Thank you for sharing this post & reminding me of the absolute elation of that first time they call us Mummy’s after months & months of worrying that they may never speak. I wish your son a bright future. We Mum’s will be there to celebrate their every little achievement 🥰

This is just exactly the sort of absolutely fabulous news I needed to hear tonight 💖 I love that this has happened for you both x

Made my day this… thank you for sharing 💙

Aww OP such a proud mummy moment for you 💖 thank you for sharing it with us. Look forward to hearing more of them x

You are all so lovely ❤️

He’s not said it again (of course) but he’s been singing, shouting ‘CHOCOLATE BISCUIT’ and telling us ‘down we go’ and ‘on the bed!’

I’m so happy for him.

So many of us on here going through similar ❤️

I am so pleased for you and proud of you too. What a relaxed and encouraging home you must be giving this young man. He is now taking his first steps into a big overwhelming world - with his 'mummy'. Good luck!!