Chapter 27: The Silent Victory
She walked past the small observation room and looked through the one-way glass. Inside, Zayd was sitting on a miniature chair next to a young girl who was struggling to communicate her frustration with a puzzle.
Instead ofBy mid-afternoon, the initial evaluation sessions were in full swing. The sound of children laughing, blocks stacking, and therapists offering patient encouragement echoed down the hallways. Zara moved from room to room, supervising the assessments and adjusting the sensory lighting to ensure every child felt completely safe and supported.
pushing her, Zayd calmly opened a beta version of a communication app he had coded specifically for non-verbal children. He showed her how to tap a picture of a puzzle piece on the screen. When the tab
