At Home with Autism: A Podcast from Jenn Jordan

Episode 30…impulse (with Jakob)

Some days are harder than others. While I have no doubt that he has the words he wants to say in his brain, getting them out is just hard. That’s apraxia. When the answer won’t come, he’ll say “I don’t know” or “that’s it” or “a lot”. It’s just what comes out when he really wants to say something else. The long pauses happen and I see him trying to find the words. At one point I ask him about what songs he dances to…he says “I don’t know” and I wait for a few seconds. Then I ask him what his favorite song on the radio is and he ends up answering the first question. He works so hard…