The Autistic mind finally speaks : Letterboard thoughts, is written by Gregory Tino. He is a non speaking Autistic who uses Spell to Communicate (S2C) by pointing to letters on the letterboard. He spent a majority of his life, till he was 24 years old, locked in silence as he was not able to speak and people believed that he had an immature mind. Then he learned to spell and his world became beautiful and interesting as he could communicate. Allow me to share his first communication. He was told a story about an Astronaut and asked if wanted to be one, he replied, "No, thanks. My world is right here."
He writes amazing poetry that bares his beautiful soul. He shares many stories from his life, both from before and after he learned to communicate and they are truly eye openers. Some of them include sensory issues, apraxia, because of which his body doesn't listen to his mind, his compulsions, his hobbies, his family and their prominence in his life, his friends, his goals , his empathy and last but not least, his girlfriend, a fellow letter border. His poems are accompanied by really amazing paintings by Autistics and we are introduced to them at the end.
He repeatedly emphasizes how learning to communicate is the key and encourages parents to find any form of communication that works for their child. One interesting super skill of Gregory is that he can focus on two conversations at the same time, listen to You tube videos and news at the same, listen to music and learn simultaneously, etc. That's a pretty cool super skill, isn't it?
Gregory, I pray and hope that all your dreams will come true. God bless you! Looking forward to reading your next book.
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