4-year-old boy with autism coming out of his shell thanks to speech therapists Angela An
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There s nothing sweeter than hearing a child s first words. For some, it’s “momma or dada.” For others, it might even be “Go Bucks.”
For Aiden Thatcher, it was a far different story.
“For about 2 1/2 years, it was just babble,” says Aiden’s mom, Corissa Thatcher. “Pointing to what he wants. He always knew what he wanted, but he couldn t express it.
Ten months after Aiden was born in 2016, his mom says she noticed he wasn’t responding to his name or making eye contact. A hearing test came back negative. During Aiden’s 12-month checkup, Thatcher says the pediatrician gave her a list to check for autism.