A sidelong glance, a curl of the lip, a wink…
When you hold all the power, there’s no need for verbal communication. Subtleties are more than enough when you’re the ruler of…
A DIC-TAYLOR-SHIP!
Friends, meet Taylor. This 22 year-old calls the shots in her family (who coined the tongue-in-cheek term dic-Taylor-ship to describe their family dynamic). She knows what she wants, what she likes, and how to communicate it. And she does this all without words, as she’s non-verbal.
Taylor was born with multiple rare medical conditions that have resulted in her becoming quadriplegic, non-verbal, and using a wheelchair. For the first couple months of life, Taylor was perfectly healthy and meeting all her milestones. But then, that all changed; Taylor’s progress began slowing down and she was falling behind.Her parents, Derek and Carmaine, weren’t new to the newborn game, and remembered Taylor’s older brother had improved his motor skills by the same age. They were worried.
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