I can only imagine how this must feel to you and those inside. Becoming co-consious with yourself is a process that may take a good amount of time and different strategies to reach each other.

By any chance would you be able to create a bulletin board of sorts inside and post things on it for the others to read? In turn, they could make posts on it back to you. I think, and this of course is just my opinion, that it comes down to trust. Learning to trust those inside and them learning to trust you will help in getting more communication between all of you. Again, this is just my opinion and maybe what I've said isn't helpful to you. I hope it is though.

I wish you well and hope you find your way through this soon.