MY AUTISTIC BROTHER NEVER SPOKE—BUT THEN HE DID SOMETHING THAT LEFT ME IN TEARS

I’d only been in the shower for ten minutes.Image 1

The baby had just gone down, and I figured I had enough time to wash my hair before the next meltdown. My husband was out grabbing groceries, and my brother, Keane, was in the living room—same spot as always, headphones on, silently playing his matching puzzle app like he does every afternoon.Image 2

Keane doesn’t talk much. Hasn’t since we were kids. He’s gentle, predictable, sweet in his own quiet way. He lives with us now. When we offered, he just nodded. I wasn’t sure how it’d work out, honestly—but we’ve made it work.

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