Oh, The Frustration..

Is Palpable...

Not wanting to take anything away from the previous post, but due to his laryngitis Salamander has been almost completely non-verbal these past few days... He can barely even squeak out a whisper.. So he and I communicate by gesture, pantomime, pieces of paper and pencil and any other means we can think of..

And Salamander is getting SOOOO frustrated, to the point of soundless crying (which is heartbreaking to watch), throwing things and punching/biting pillows and blankets, as it is taking 3, 4 sometimes even 5 tries for him to make me understand what he wants or needs... And this is not just happening every once and a while, it's happening a lot...

At least Salamander has the cognitive skills and stamina to keep trying to 'make his voice heard', despite feeling completely and utterly lousy and being in pain ..

So many of the non-verbal kids do not...

Oy...