He's taught himself a few words in Japanese and Spanish, but that's as far as it's gone. We briefly took an after-school Spanish class, but it had become very popular and the class size didn't work out for him.
So I was intrigued when I saw a posting on our local "Nextdoor" site. A young woman from China had just moved to the neighborhood to pursue an acting career and was offering her services as a personal assistant, translator and Chinese tudor. I am an accent reduction coach. Why not trade? It turns out she had a double major in Psychology and Theater and had worked with kids on the spectrum before. We set a date.
I can honestly say that this woman is wonderful. She has great energy and Liam was really having fun. She was surprised by how quickly he memorized (he only needs to hear or see something once). She got through twice the normal lesson with him. It was great to bring something and someONE new into the mix.
It looks like the beginning of something wonderful.
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