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5 Ways to Connect With a Nonverbal Child
Communication is so much bigger than speech. These five practices — the same ones woven through Aiden’s story — help you reach a child who doesn’t use words, starting today.
- Follow their lead. Join whatever they’re already doing instead of redirecting it. Shared attention is the foundation of every connection.
- Treat their signals as language. Gestures, sounds, pointing, or an AAC device are real communication. Respond the way you’d answer words.
- Narrate without demanding. Describe what you both see and feel, and leave space — no pressure to reply. Understanding grows long before speech does.
- Build small rituals. A predictable song, handshake, or bedtime phrase becomes a private language only the two of you share.
- Celebrate receptive wins. When they understand you — a glance, a smile, following a step — that’s connection. Honor it out loud.
Want to step fully into a nonverbal child’s world? These five practices are the heart of Aiden’s Kisses — the picture book that lets any child, classroom, or family see autism through a twin’s eyes. Read Aiden’s story below. ↓
Put Aiden’s Kisses in the hands of every child who has never seen themselves in a story.
Written by autism mother and founder Salima Levy, M.B.A., Aiden’s Kisses is a children’s book about twins, love, and what it means to be autistic in a world that doesn’t always understand you. Sponsor copies for families, classrooms, pediatric offices, shelters, and libraries — or order in bulk for your organization.
Your gift puts the book in the room.
Sponsor copies of Aiden’s Kisses for a family, classroom, clinic, or community partner. The Alani Jacob Foundation handles fulfillment and delivery. Every sponsored copy goes to a family, educator, or organization serving neurodivergent children — many of whom have never held a book that looks like them.
One Family
One copy delivered to a family navigating autism — in a shelter, a housing program, or through SAFE HUB.
One Classroom
Five copies for a classroom, therapy group, or resource room — enough for every child to hold their own.
One Waiting Room
Ten copies for a pediatric office, autism clinic, or therapy practice — where families are sitting in hard chairs waiting for news.
One School Library
Twenty-five copies to stock a school library, resource center, or community program serving neurodivergent families.
One Community
Fifty copies for a district-wide distribution, community event, or partner organization reaching families across a county.
Your Number
Have a specific number in mind? Contact us to discuss a custom sponsorship, naming opportunity, or corporate book grant.
Stock your shelves. Serve your community.
Schools, libraries, pediatric practices, autism organizations, shelters, and community programs can order Aiden’s Kisses in bulk at a discount. Every purchase directly supports the Alani Jacob Foundation’s mission.
Ready to order for your organization?
Email us with your organization name, order quantity, shipping address, and intended use. We’ll confirm availability and send an invoice within 48 hours. Institutional purchase orders accepted.
Simple. Fast. Meaningful.
Whether you’re sponsoring books for families or placing a bulk order for your organization, here’s what happens next.
You give or order
Sponsor through GiveButter or email us a bulk order request. We confirm within 48 hours.
The Alani Jacob Foundation fulfills
We order author copies directly from KDP and ship to the destination you specify — a family, a classroom, or your organization.
You receive confirmation
Donors receive a tax acknowledgment letter. Organizations receive a packing confirmation and invoice receipt.
— Salima Levy, M.B.A. · Author & Founder