I Dream He Talks to MeShortly before his second birthday, Allison Moorer's son, John Henry, stopped using the twenty seven words he had learned. John Henry's diagnosis of nonverbal autism was devastating, even though Allison knew in her bones that something was shifting. In the years since then, Allison and John Henry have embarked on a powerful journey filled with the heartbreak, adventure, confusion, and unending love that are the hallmarks of a quest for understanding.