Episode #104:  How to Understand and Support Children with Limited Speech w/ Jay Silverman | CAME...

• Tonya • @waterprairie (  / waterprairie  ) • @waterprairie (  / waterprairie  ) • @waterprairie (  / waterprairie  ) • Water Prairie Chronicles (   / @waterprairie  ) • waterprairie.com (https://waterprairie.com) • @water.prairie (  / water.prairie  ) • Support Water Prairie (https://paypal.me/waterprairie) The Water Prairie Chronicles Podcast airs new episodes every Friday at Noon EST! Find the full directory at waterprairie.com/listen (https://waterprairie.com/listen) . Limited Speech and Communication Challenges Show Notes: Beyond Words: A Heartfelt Conversation About Parenthood and Limited Speech Join us for a powerful and inspiring conversation with filmmaker Jay Silverman. In this episode of the Water Prairie Chronicles, Jay opens up about his personal journey as a parent to a daughter with limited speech. With raw honesty and vulnerability, he shares the challenges, triumphs, and unwavering love that have shaped his family. Discover how Jay’s experiences as a parent influenced his latest film, “CAMERA,” a moving portrayal of a young boy who finds solace and expression through photography. We delve into the importance of representation, the impact of disability on families, and the power of storytelling to create empathy and understanding. This episode is a must-watch for parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in human connection. Get ready to be inspired by Jay’s story and the strength of the human spirit. During the interview, Jay spoke about the film CODA, which is about a deaf family. The original script of ‘CAMERA’ was written about a deaf boy so they changed it to be about a mute boy in order not to be similar to the film, CODA. The decision was also because Jay wanted to make it more personal and use his daughter’s story. Connect with Jay: • Website: https://jaysilvermanproductions.com • Watch CAMERA on Prime: https://amzn.to/4dj2Bib • Watch the Trailer for CAMERA (   • Camera (2024) - Official Trailer | VMI Wor...  ) ** As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Are you getting our newsletter? If not, subscribe at https://waterprairie.com/newsletter Support our podcast and help us share more incredible stories by making a donation at Buy Me A Coffee. Your contribution makes a significant impact in bringing these stories to light. Thank you for your support! • https://BuyMeACoffee.com/waterprairie Music Used: “LazyDay” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/   For over 40 years, Jay Silverman has excelled as a leading Director and Photographer specializing in award-winning television, digital, and print campaigns; Jay’s current dramatic feature ‘Camera’, stars Beau Bridges, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Scotty Tovar, Bruce Davison, and Miguel Gabriel. It will be released on Amazon and Apple TV on July 23rd, 2024. Other films include “Girl on the Edge”, “Off the Menu” and “Saving Paradise”. Episode #104: How to Understand and Support Children with Limited Speech | CAMERA, the Movie Limited Speech and Communication Challenges (Recorded July 30, 2024) Full Transcript of Interview: Tonya: Jay, welcome to Water Prairie. Jay: Thank you so much. Uh, you know, I want to just say, Tonya, out of all the podcasts I’ve done for my movie, this is the one I look most forward to. So thank you for having me on. I thought what we do is we break the interview, start with talking about your, your life as a parent, that role as a parent first, and then we’ll move into, to talking about the movie more. So listeners stay with us. You’re going to want to hear all of this because it’s going to make the movie even more impactful to you after hearing this part of his story. So you have how, how many children, three, three, and, um, are the...