13/08/2026
Baby Zick â 6 Years Old đ
Autism Level 3 with ADHD
Limited Verbal
From: Verbal before diagnosis â regression â complete nonverbal â now slowly becoming limited verbal
This is what progress can look like when it happens one tiny step at a time.
With Zick, our journey was very different from Kuya Zackâs.
When he was around 12â18 months old, he was already saying words, identifying colors, memorizing things, and meeting so many of his developmental milestones.
Then slowly, we started noticing the regression.
Words disappeared. Skills that he once knew became harder. And by around 2 years old, he became nonverbal.
Because we were already going through therapy with Kuya Zack, we had an inkling that Zick might also be autisticâbut nothing really prepares you for watching your child lose skills you had already celebrated.
And now, years later, we are rebuilding.
We constantly practice his communication, understanding, identifying, requesting, answering, imitating sounds and words, and expressing what he needs.
Sometimes it is one word.
Sometimes it is just an attempt.
Sometimes we have to repeat the same activity over and over again before we see even the smallest response.
But every attempt matters.
Because this, too, was never an overnight miracle.
There was no single session that suddenly brought his words back.
It has been therapy, repetition, patience, consistency, practice at home, and so many people working together toward the same goal.
And we are still very much in the middle of his journey.
To every therapist, therapy center, teacher, and professional who has been part of Baby Zickâs progress, thank you for every session, every goal, every encouragement, and every time you saw potential even when progress was difficult to see.
And most especially, thank you to our teams at SpeakPathPH and TheraPathPH for continuously helping us work on the skills that Zick needsânot only inside the therapy room, but skills we can carry over every single day at home. đ±
We still have a long way to go.
We are still waiting for more spontaneous words.
More answers.
More requests.
More conversations.
But when I remember the little boy who once had words, lost them, became completely nonverbal, and is now slowly finding ways to communicate againâŠ
I know every little step deserves to be celebrated. đ„čđ
To parents who are still waiting for that first wordâor waiting for a word that disappeared to come backâplease remember that progress does not always happen in a straight line.
Sometimes we learn.
Sometimes we regress.
Sometimes we relearn.
And sometimes the smallest sound can feel like the biggest victory in the world.
From verbal⊠to nonverbal⊠to limited verbal.
One sound.
One word.
One skill.
One step at a time, Baby Zick. đâŸïž
We will keep practicing with you for as long as it takes.
