Comprehension
I never know how to put this into words, but I'm going to try. Leo’s been understanding. And it feels weird to say for two reasons. 1) Being excited that Leo is understanding feels like I didn’t expect him to understand. And that feels like being a bad mom. 2) What if he can’t understand and I’m fooling myself? What about what other people think? What if they can’t tell what he’s communicating and think I’m crazy? Now let me just say that I know that both of those reasons are untrue. But I think they’re worth mentioning. Anyways, so comprehending. Where do I start? First off, I must say that we have the best therapists. I’m so grateful for how they work with and relate to Leo. They continually see his intelligence in a really beautiful way. So he does physical, occupational, speech, and vision therapy. And the basic way to say it is that we are using verbal instructions with him and he is showing that he understands. For example: 1) asking him to touch a specific colored toy 2