'He deserves to be heard': Mother fights for non-verbal son to use preferred communication method at school

'He deserves to be heard': Mother fights for non-verbal son to use preferred communication method at school

Jude Valant, a 19-year-old non-verbal student with severe autism, relies on a communication method called Rapid Prompting Method to express his thoughts. His school won’t allow its use because it is not a recognized form of communication.