I hid the pain, and we did the best we could for Skyler.We enrolled him in our local area educational agency preschool, where the teachers and speech pathologist worked hard to help Skyler connect with the world around him.They used pictures and computer voice­machines that spoke for him, and sign language.These devices gave me little glimpses of who Skyler was, even if he didn't understand who I was.“He will talk，” the speech pathologist insisted, but inside,_ I had given up hope.

　　The one dream I couldn't let go was to have Skyler understand that I was his mom.Even if I never heard him say “Mom”， I wanted to see the recognition in his eyes.

　　The summer of Skyler's fourth year was when it started.A smoldering (郁积的) ember of understanding in him sparked, and fanned by our efforts, steadily flamed.His first words were hardly recognizable, often out of context, never spontaneous.Then, slowly, he could point to an item and say a word.Then two words together as a request.Then spontaneous words.Each day, he added more and more recognizable words, using them to identify pictures and ask questions.We could see his understanding increase, till his eyes would seek out mine, wanting to comprehend.

　　“You Mom？” he said one day.

　　“Yes, Skyler, I'm Mom.”

　　He asked his teachers and caregivers, “You Mom？”

　　“No, Skyler, not Mom.”

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