This is a letter I wrote to a friend, in case it is helpful to you:
i’m wanting to describe what i felt when i first started RPM and encourage you on your journey. i was kind of crazy in the beginning because i was so excited and i wanted so badly to communicate. all the effort has been worth it. my body fought against RPM by running away acting like i didn’t want it. i had to overcome those
impulses and my mom had to push through my aggression and now i’m able to communicate and to spell my body into action. what i mean is that i can spell commands to my body and control it. now i can ask for a lesson instead of always fighting and that means i can progress. i’m learning to communicate on the keyboard and verbally. it also means i can take online college courses and have a hopeful future. i want all of that for you too.
your friend,
kaegan
Kaegan, I love this post. It is so helpful to read of your experiences while you were trying to gain control of your body. With my son, I worried when he became upset in the early days, but he now assures me that he really wanted to spell his thoughts. Thanks for writing this.
ReplyDeleteThis is the encouragement I need today. We are 2 years into using RPM and it is going very slowly. I won’t give up though. I know my daughter has much more to say.
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