Ky Dickens

Openly about two.

Wow, Joe.

Joe, maybe if you want to spell a little, I'm curious to know, other non-speakers all over are still locked inside without having access to spelling.

And is there anything you want to tell parents?

I mean, some parents think my kid is too old.

Early intervention is the only way to go.

And I've heard some parents say, oh, well, you know, they'll look at the telepathy tapes of these parents or some non-speakers who've really worked on regulating their body and they'll say, my child will never be able to do it.

Right.

And what's your advice, Joe, around spelling?

Yeah, go hang out with your dad.

Come back, Joe.

You can just... This is your place.

So...

For those of us going through it who have, you know, a non-speaker or someone with apraxia or, you know, labeled severely autistic or whatever it is, what were some of the things that were the most surprising to learn about him?

How has that changed with your – like, if you can't say what you want for dinner or that your stomach hurts, I would imagine the amount of anger and frustration and outbursts coming from Joe would have been – Huge.

Huge.

I mean, has behavior changed at all?

Yeah.

And when did you meet Libby?

Like, how did that come about?