Breaking the Silence: Chase's Journey to Communication.

About this episode

Chase shares his journey with apraxia and autism, emphasizing the importance of communication and faith in overcoming challenges.

The speaker describes apraxia as a major misconception in autism, noting that during five years teaching profound autism it was never discussed, and says recent experiences have exceeded what they thought possible. They express faith that God can do more than expected, including the possibility of verbal speech even though he currently communicates by spelling on a letterboard. He shares that when he nearly died from mono, Jesus was with him, carried him through, and told him his purpose was to overcome it and share His story and love. He has repeatedly spelled that he wants to present to Congress to help them understand that autism is actually apraxia. website: www.unspecialllc.com #specialed #podcast #unspecial #specialneedsjourney #specialneedskids 👉 For more personal content, check us our on Instagram: / unspecialllc 👉 If you haven't yet, make sure you read Special Dayz, a book about Zack's special education journey: https://www.amazon.com/Special-Dayz-F ...

People in this episode

Guest: Chase

Topics covered

• autism
• apraxia
• communication
• faith
• advocacy
• personal journey

Keywords

• apraxia
• autism
• communication
• faith
• Congress
• letterboard
• special education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNspecial LLC, Congress

Books & works: Special Dayz

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