'It is just like a miracle.' Local therapy helps a non-verbal boy with autism speak

April is Autism Awareness Month and in that spirit WXYZ is introducing you to a special young man named Chase.

[healco.]

To all parents of nonverbal autistic children please stay positive! I have a four year old son on the spectrum that’s nonverbal but just the other day he hugged me, kissed me on my cheek and said Ma ma I love you! I cried like a baby.

[blestmomamoe]

My son was diagnosed nonverbal when he was 5, now he’s 8 & just started talking🥰. We just heard him say I LOVE You for the first time this Fathers Day🙏🏼💙🙏🏼
Never give up Hope parents & much LOVE to yall🫶🏼❤️🫶🏼

[onestunningdude]

My son is 4 years old and non verbal. The good thing is that he is starting to make eye contact. I'm praying that anyone going through this has a miracle like this family did 🙏🏾💯

[shpresagashi]

I needed this tonight! I seen this video so many times and I keep coming back to watch it, it gives me hope for my son who’s almost 7 year old non verbal still. I will never stop hoping and praying ❤ my angel will talk one day ! We are all in this together stay positive 🙏🤗

[thomasplouffe]

i helped an autistic five year old talk for the first time, on total accident, i was helping my church and we had a nursery in the basement and i decided to help supervise the young kids, i was helping a little boy build a lego truck but because he was not telling me what he wanted to build he began to throw a fit, diagnosed with high functioning autism myself i knew what was going on, i heard him trying to say the word "truck" but only getting out the "tk" part, when i helped him calm down i slowly sounded out the word truck showing how my mouth moves to say the word, 15 minutes latter when his dad came down to check on him he shouted the word "truck" and then i saw his dad cry. months went by and he began to say more words and two years later he has a full vocabulary of any other seven year old

[uniquelyautisticlyemma]

I was in the same situation Chase was in 16 years ago. My parents were told that I would never be able to talk, and I also had epilepsy which didn’t help the situation. But then I went to speech therapy and it worked wonders. Not only can I talk now but I love talking, I could talk in person or on the phone for hours at a time. 😊😊😊

[ValHemi]

I love you my son... dad will always be there for you no matter how tired, exhausted I feel. I shall be there. To pick you up, to hug you when you need hugs, to help you dress, and hold your hand when you need me. I love you so much my son, i always ask God that when I pass, may I stay by your side in spirit and walk with you for the rest of the days of your life. That's how much I love you son. I want to be with you even when I pass. I know this world. It's a hard cold place. I'm here son.
Love always, daddy.
Watching from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[kyliesollima]

as a behavior therapist myself i have to say that this is not only a miracle for the mother & father, but a miracle for the therapists eyes too!! it’s so rewarding seeing a kiddo learn how to communicate now when they never knew how to before!!! i love my job for this exact reason!!!

[Anewsandgossip]

That’s amazing 🥲 I cried too. My son is autistic and 3 and non verbal.
I’m praying and hoping one day 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Edit : he is nearly 5 now and still non verbal 😭😭😭let's all pray together 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[BurntOakSix]

I'm crying. I so badly wish this for my autistic son. I wish I could be a part of his world... My heart breaks every day.

[DunkinnDonut]

As a parent of a 6 year old autistic daughter that does not speak and barely makes any sounds, I found this inspiring and heartwarming for me. My wife and I are saddened by our daughter not being able to talk to us. But this video showed me there’s a chance my daughter can speak with a change in therapy. Thank you so much for this.

[whitneyluvlife]

Yes it is "It is long and tuff" hang in there parents one day our children will talk don't give up 🙏❤

[mpat]

Blessings for Chase and all those living with autism

[chrispiss]

This got me in tears, his little voice singing made my heart happy, I hope to hear my little one talk one day

[angelaabrigo-villarreal]

I needed this video and so thankful it came up when I searched non verbal autistic 3 year old because I am heart broken 💔 knowing my grandson is going through this trauma and I don’t want to imagine never hearing him say I love you or telling us how he’s feeling 😢 my daughter and son in law have come to grips with it and have been praying he’d get the help he needs with therapy but it’s been so hard and I just can’t come to grip with it. I claim in the name of Jesus for not just my grandson but for all the non verbal children out there, that they be given the voice to rejoice with 🙏🏼 amen

[modernlegacy]

They were ready to give up on talking at age 3? Einstein didn’t even start speaking until he was 5. Plus most kids with autism don’t even potty train until ages 7 to 10. For all parents of autistic children I’d say stop measuring your child’s progress in comparison to everyone else’s. They will get there when they get there

[blessed_mompreneur]

My son is 2 and non verbal. Praying and just educating myself and allowing God to be in control. So happy for this family ❤

[shaunwalker]

I'm a retired Home Health Aide and work with head injury and strokes, I was told the samething. I was never given the tools to help my son but tools was given me to help my patients. So theses tools I use to help my son and now he saying so many words at 30 years old because I never gave up.

[davschis]

I wish I had them here in san antonio.... I have a 4 year old angel non verbal...I work hard but dont make enough money for the vest treatments. If your reading this please pray for are little silent angel

[jamesandgemma]

My son is also named chase and isn't talking 😔 he can only say a couple of words and im beside myself with this because i know everyone is judging me as his mother that i must not be teaching him enough. Or ive done something wrong. Hes nearly 2 and a half and im still not hearing any sentences and if we are around strangers its like he gets shy and no talking at all.... but recently i came to the sudden realisation that God is real, jesus is real and so ive put all faith in him that chase will receive instant and total healing ! That the difference will be like night and day in jesus name. But i absolutely share the most genuine admiration and respect for the people here who have made such an incredible difference in this boys life. Truely amazing. God bless you!