Q1. How were you involved in your brother’s therapy or other special services?

<Kate Boone>         

I am three years older than my brother, Matt.  He had a severe speech disability when he was young and I would go with him to speech therapy.  He would cooperate and do things for the therapist if I would come along and do as she asked – he basically wanted to do everything I did.  Also, when he was younger I was the only one who could understand him. This meant that I was often his translator and helped calm him down when he was getting frustrated.  Even my Mom would sometimes have to ask me what he wanted or was trying to communicate.  

What worked well and how do you wish you might have been more involved?