Yesterday Caroline had a very simple conversation with
Levi. The girls were coloring in the
playroom. Levi was in there too and
looked to be interested in coloring as well.
Caroline asked him if he would like to color. We usually ask him questions based on his
hand gestures or when he signs. He
doesn’t usually respond verbally. We just put him in position to do whatever it
is he asked for. This time when Caroline
asked him if he wanted to color, he said “yeah”. She asked him again. Again he answered, “yeah”. Needless to say this caught Caroline a little
off guard. She said ok and told him to go sit in a chair. Levi promptly went over to a chair and sat
down. Caroline gave him a piece a paper
and crayons and he began to color.
This little conversation was so awesome. Caroline and I both
know that he understands a lot of different things but it is usually a case of
us acknowledging him instead of him acknowledging us. Also for him to verbalize it is very
exciting. I hope this is the beginning
of many little conversations with Levi.
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