I was told by my son's Dr I was confusing him by speaking Spanish to him since he was not talking. He was 2 and this was the year 2000. 3 years later he would be diagnosed with autism.
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Thanks to
@SarahAcosta
at
@ksatnews
for her important story on why many second- and third-generation Latinos don’t speak Spanish or don’t speak it fluently.
For decades it was illegal to speak Spanish in Texas schools.
Children were punished, some beaten, if caught speaking it.