Libby Ingram

And I'm still trying to get a hold of her to teach her to spell because her mother needs to see this because I know she could. And I remember I said to her, I said, you and I are going to get together. I'm going to come on a Saturday and we're going to spell. I'm going to teach you this. And I said, and I think you're fabulous.

And I'm still trying to get a hold of her to teach her to spell because her mother needs to see this because I know she could. And I remember I said to her, I said, you and I are going to get together. I'm going to come on a Saturday and we're going to spell. I'm going to teach you this. And I said, and I think you're fabulous.

And she and I just said in my head and all of a sudden she looks at me and she looks up and she goes. She wasted me. So I would say you don't necessarily... I mean, if John Paul said, non-speakers, we can do this. We hear you. Just have good energy around them. They feel the energy. Just have your energy good and just... You can say it out loud if you want, but they can hear you.

And she and I just said in my head and all of a sudden she looks at me and she looks up and she goes. She wasted me. So I would say you don't necessarily... I mean, if John Paul said, non-speakers, we can do this. We hear you. Just have good energy around them. They feel the energy. Just have your energy good and just... You can say it out loud if you want, but they can hear you.

Just so you know.

Just so you know.

Yeah. Thoughts matter. Energy matters. Be positive. That's what... Don't sit there and if they're doing something funky... dwell on it because they do some, John Paul did some crazy things, you know, and it doesn't matter, you know, just accept them. They're doing the best they can. They're very brave to be out in the world with all the challenges they have. They're the bravest souls I know.

Yeah. Thoughts matter. Energy matters. Be positive. That's what... Don't sit there and if they're doing something funky... dwell on it because they do some, John Paul did some crazy things, you know, and it doesn't matter, you know, just accept them. They're doing the best they can. They're very brave to be out in the world with all the challenges they have. They're the bravest souls I know.

And I think they should be admired for that.

And I think they should be admired for that.

I'm Houston's mom. I'm Libby Ingram. I'm John Paul's mother. And I'm also a speech language pathologist.

I'm Houston's mom. I'm Libby Ingram. I'm John Paul's mother. And I'm also a speech language pathologist.

For me, it wasn't. John Paul wanted to do it. I presented it to him and John Paul said, said, spelled, it had to be done because he wants to see change for, at the time he wanted his friends to have a better life. And he too wanted a better life and to be educated and to be taken seriously and presumed competent. So it wasn't even, it was more like, mom, we're doing this. So jump on board.

For me, it wasn't. John Paul wanted to do it. I presented it to him and John Paul said, said, spelled, it had to be done because he wants to see change for, at the time he wanted his friends to have a better life. And he too wanted a better life and to be educated and to be taken seriously and presumed competent. So it wasn't even, it was more like, mom, we're doing this. So jump on board.

So I didn't really have a choice, but I would have done it anyway. Love that.

So I didn't really have a choice, but I would have done it anyway. Love that.

Libby, go ahead. I've gotten texts and emails from parents about, one, if they have lost a child, wanting to find out how they can find out if they're okay, if their child's there, do they hear them? And it's been great to be able to comfort parents that have been through this situation. Also, parents who want to know how do we find the spelling because it's not in my community.

Libby, go ahead. I've gotten texts and emails from parents about, one, if they have lost a child, wanting to find out how they can find out if they're okay, if their child's there, do they hear them? And it's been great to be able to comfort parents that have been through this situation. Also, parents who want to know how do we find the spelling because it's not in my community.

I don't have anyone close. And that is a huge problem. There needs to be more teachers, caregivers, parents that are able to have access to spelling. And there are some limitations. One, it's expensive. And that needs to change because that's another way of gatekeeping. parents from being able to communicate with their child is the expense of it. So that that needs to change.

I don't have anyone close. And that is a huge problem. There needs to be more teachers, caregivers, parents that are able to have access to spelling. And there are some limitations. One, it's expensive. And that needs to change because that's another way of gatekeeping. parents from being able to communicate with their child is the expense of it. So that that needs to change.