155K views · 4.3K reactions | Sign names are given as a welcome into the deaf community! There’s no other explanation then that it’s an unspoken rule. :) * I also signed “give” wrong— same action but with the letter “x” instead of “g” 懶 #deaf #deafcommunity #parenting #asl #signlanguage #cochlearimplants | Brittney Nolte | Facebook

478K views · 6.1K reactions | When it came to my son’s autism diagnosis, the nonverbal part scared and intimidated me the most. Would he ever talk? How would we communicate? We poured our hope and energy into other forms of communication like sign language, AAC, and spelling. But I held space in my heart for words. And at age 7 he said mom for the first time. #thebestmoments #nonverbalautism #nonspeakingautism #apraxia #firstwords #mom | Finding Cooper's Voice | Facebook