Do you have other kids in the family?  We also use school buddies, cousins, and nice kids wherever we go.

I validate to those children their kindness and good heart.

I thank them for teaching “a younger brother”.

I demonstrate to  them what speech delay is by grabbing my own tongue to slow it down—-and I try to talk like that.

I tell the parents and the school what good choices they are raising.

Reciprocal play (my turn, your turn), joint-attention (let’s play together), and sharing in each other’s joy builds social neural pathways for our kids.

Here are some examples, in case you “want to try that”.  It is a free intervention.  The payoff can be huge.

Peace be with us,

Gayle