Bethany.
Little Miss Independent.
Autistic and non speaking (for the most part) but noisy at times.
Bossy.
Knows what she likes and what she wants.
Four going on fourteen.

I caught her getting down from the table with her ice cream cone so I put her back on her seat.

I left the room and as I did I glanced over my shoulder to see her getting down again. I turned and told her to sit down with her ice cream.

A quiet voice replied, “Go way.”
My jaw dropped.
“Go way,” she repeated.
“Are you telling me to go away?” I said.
She got down from the table, walked over to the doorway, looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Go way.”

If this was any other child they would be in trouble for being sassy.

But these are some of her first words and I can’t help but be amused. I put her back in her seat and smiled inwardly.

Words. Two words together with context and understanding. Well done my child.

I bet her next word will be “no.”