Some of our kids have communication needs that are more complex than others. When a child is nonspeaking and additionally has disabilities affecting their vision, hearing, cognition, and/or motor skills, communicating can take on a new level of complexity. Usually one person (the parent, a teacher or nurse that had them for years, etc) can understand most of their needs just be looking at them, because they've learned a zillion tiny cues over time, but they might not even be able to explain to s