How A Mother Learned To Connect Without Language
May 07, 2026•50 min
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Episode description
How do you care for someone you struggle to communicate with ... and can never fully understand? That's the question anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford has been wrestling with for decades — ever since it became clear that her daughter Millie would never speak, sign or use symbols to express herself. Danilyn talks with Anita about how mothering a multiply-disabled child challenged her beliefs about the importance of language for human connection.
Meet the guest:
- Danilyn Rutherford is the author of “Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World”
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