24/01/2025
It can feel overwhelming to know where to begin with communication when your child is non-verbal, especially if, as a parent, you’ve always relied on speech as your primary way of connecting.
In our latest episode, Cat Troiano describes how 4 simple pictures on a page felt like a very limiting way to provide a communication tool to her child. She questioned this approach and how many words she was restricting her daughter to. How could she give her child more words and more opportunities for expression, even before her daughter was able to use these 4 pictures? As Cat puts it, let’s assume competence and then pare back when we need to, not severely limit their access to words from the start.
Episode 29 is available to download now on all major podcast platforms.
[image ID: carousel of 2 pages with light pink background and dark pink writing saying:
1/2 Q: How many words do I give my child? A: You give them all of the words and then help them to access them* From ‘Raising a Rare Girl’ Heather Lanier and at the bottom “Cat Troiano Episode 29”
2/2 “I remember thinking… I don’t have other tools. I don’t know how I will be the parent she needs if speech isn’t in our toolbox” and at the bottom “Cat Troiano Episode 29”]
