Remember the old saying:   We have 2 ears but only 1 mouth?

(So we can hear twice as much as we speak, right?)

“NeuroTribes” (by Steve Silberman)  in the review at http://www.wired.com/2015/08/neurotribes-with-steve-silberman/

would say that when our kids with speech delays show self-harming:

Maybe it is frustration.  (Please, tell me why?)

Maybe our 1 mouth needs to zip it & our 2 ears REALLY listen to whatever is being communicated, elegantly or not.

Neuro-diversity (as an increasingly appreciated set of skills) + Intrinsic Motivation = Hope of the employment open road ahead for learning differences.

So when we pray for expressive speech, maybe our answers are in a new tongue—-coming from one not as agile as others might be.

May I listen better today.

Peace be with us,

Gayle