When 4-year-old Elliott Frank was diagnosed with autism and apraxia of speech, his mother, Kendra, faced a heartbreaking reality: her son couldn’t tell her what he wanted or needed.
“Elliott’s Voice started out of frustration,” Kendra said. “I could not understand what he wanted or needed — there was a lot of crying. As a mom, I should know what he wants.”
Determined to help her son communicate, Kendra launched Elliott’s Voice, a nonprofit that designs and advocates for colorful, symbol-based communication boards in playgrounds, parks, museums, and other public spaces across North Texas…