The boy accompanied me on a work trip for mom and son's first solo trip to Flagstaff, AZ July 2022.  Boy did we make an adventure together and did a photo shoot!  Thanks son, that was super fun.  We saw our first red and black striped snake together on Christmas Tree Trail (my favorite trail in Flagstaff).  That's what life is about, making memories!  It's sad that people take for granted their memory, talking, communicating, socializing, eating, hearing, mobility, etc. These are tasks to most that seem so easy, until life takes a left turn.  Please be patient with those who have cognitive linguistic deficits and or language impairments, so they too can make memories and most of all FEEL INCLUDED!  Just because someone has difficulty talking, doesn't mean they don't know what they are talking about!  Kindness requires patience and you can't judge a book by it's cover, that's for sure.  Use your family photos to engage in conversation to the best of a person's ability, as these are certainly high motivators to talk about and life is too short not to communicate.  It's hard to perceive talking as an annoying task, until you have difficulty doing it.  High motivators are certainly always something to work towards, as decreasing communicative avoidance is key.  Increasing communication opportunities is crucial to forward progress as we want to minimize social avoidance as much as reasonably possible.  When people have difficulty talking, they don't always seek others out to socialize, which is a healthy trait individualistic to humans.