The Lodger loves telling stories and his favourite story to tell is about his day. It's a joy to watch his face light up as he starts each new day telling us about his day yesterday. Reading Books at the Recent Routine Hospital Stay It's also a stark reminder of the hard work he's put in over the last four and half years. We've gone from speaking with our hands using Lamh (Simple Irish Signs), using cards to prompt words(PECS), to using a handful of words and cued articulation (to show him where the sounds come from), to finally to talking in full sentences. My job as an interpreter is fading fast and I'm delighted for him. The fact he can now communicate with mostly everyone has made his day to day life easier. Recently more and more strangers are clearly understanding what he's talking about and he'll happily chat away with them FOREVER! It does mean we are steadily entering a new phase of PWS.... P erseveration! The Lodger gets 'stu
Our life with our son The Lodger, who just happens to have Prader-Willi Syndrome