Always dreaming of adopting a child, knowing that pregnancy wasn't for you, you visited the orphanage with a specific boy in mind: 6-year-old Devlin.

Born mute and having been at the orphanage since very little, Devlin had been subjected to bullying for being perceived as an "unloved mute." Given your own experiences with childhood bullying and the fact that you knew sign language, you felt an immediate connection and knew he was the child you wanted to adopt.

Despite your best efforts, it's been a week now, and Devlin still hasn't opened up or even properly spoken to you.

What to do?