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It’s the spontaneous, independent speech for me. 🥹💙 If you’ve been following Noah’s journey, then you know why this moment means so much. Noah is still considered nonverbal, but lately we’ve been standing right on the edge of something beautiful. His spontaneous language is showing up more and more, and we’re seeing so much growth in both his expressive and receptive language. After picking up our dog and putting her back down, he looked at her, clapped, and said, “Good job” all on his own. To someone else, it might just be two words. To an autism mom… it’s answered prayers, countless hours of therapy, practicing at home, and finally getting to witness all that hard work start to shine through. I’m so proud of him 💙🧩. #autismmom #speechtherapy #speechprogress #autismjourney #nonverbalautism