Indiana mom never stopped asking autistic 6yo about his day. 3 years later, he leaves her speechless: ‘Had to pause and really process what had just happened’

For mothers raising children with autism, the experience is much like that of any other parent: a mixture of patience and acceptance. Indiana mom Brie Nichols, 32, has been raising her 6-year-old non-verbal son with the utmost patience. Every day when she picked him up from school, she would ask him how his day went.

Nichols told People, “I’ve spent years talking to my son and asking him questions, hoping that one day he might answer.” She continued, “I didn’t start recording because I expected a response. I’d been asking him how school was for about three years, ever since he started, and he had never answered before.”