Emma Teitel: ‘I want to kiss her. I haven’t been able to do her hair’: A mother’s frustration at distancing from her daughter with special needs

Denise Cozier likes to keep her daughter Deshae informed about the little things: for example, the weather, and the days of the week. We don't know that she understands," Cozier says, but we treat her as though she understands and try to keep her in the loop with what's going on."