I HAVE A DREAM

Taking an ice cream break together

🌅 I HAVE A DREAM 🌅

And it’s time to verbalise it, time to visualise it, and time to make it happen.

I want to build a village in Israel — for Asaf, for his friends, and for other non-speaking autistic individuals. A village where typing is the main form of communication. A place where they can live with dignity, study what excites them, teach what they love, ride horses, play music, connect with animals, and most of all — be heard.

A place where choice is real, where life moves at their rhythm, and where every single person is presumed competent. This dream is no longer just mine. It belongs to every non-speaker who’s been underestimated. It’s time to start building it — and I need your help.

I also dream of standing on stages in Israel and around the world, advocating for Presuming Competence and sharing our story — mine and Asaf’s — with communities, schools, and organizations. To open minds. To open hearts. To raise awareness about typing to communicate, to give hope to families, and to fundraise for the village, so that together we can build a space that truly respects and celebrates non-verbal autistic individuals.

This summer, I turn 50.

And the gift I want to give myself is simple:To start walking this dream into reality.

One of the ways I’d love to celebrate is by organising a Sea-to-Sea hike across northern Israel with friends — as a birthday fundraiser for the village. A few days of nature, purpose, connection and joy — raising awareness, sharing our vision, and planting the seeds of change.

So here’s where you come in as i have absolutely no idea where to start.

If you know someone who can help with: 🤝 Networking 📍 Land Planning 💡 Vision development 🌍 National and International fundraising 📣 Or just spreading the word...

Please tag them, message me, or share this blog. Let’s reach the people who can help build this future — together.

This is for Asaf.

This is for every child who types their heart out to be understood. This is for every individual still stuck in the prison of their autistm. This is for every parent still waiting to hear their child’s voice.

With hope and love, Abigail and Asaf.