For 6 years, almost every night, I would dream that Abdullah started talking and finally one day he did.... When your child is talking and expressing his feelings and needs, it is a blessing. But with special needs that is not the case. We celebrate our smallest successes that are not even realized in normal world. Talking, eating every food, realizing potential danger, chewing on food are just a few examples. I realized that when Abdullah did not spoke for 6 years. He babbled and stimmed but was unable to talk. It was a dream that one day he will talk. His speech therapist once said that Abdullah said" ch" for chips, but he didn't said that once in front of me. I thought she is just making up or confusing some other sounds with "ch". We started PECS with Abdullah, he started communicating by exchanging pictures. He understood that by giving a specific picture card i will be able to get that thing. It was a small but a strong step towards communication. I broug...