The Quietest People in the Room Often Have the Most to Say

• By: Libby Traynor, LCSW All Abilities Beloved & Respected, Inc. (AABR)
• July 9th, 2026
• autism services, behavior as communication, communication, day habilitation, human services, inclusion, intellectual and developmental disabilities, non-speaking individuals, Summer 2026 Issue
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Note: Names and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy. The phone rang on a weekend. On the other end was a young woman from one of our community-based programs. Just hours earlier, she had experienced every child's nightmare. She had witnessed her mother suffer a fatal...