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Two year old. Doesn't speak...

FairyCake2015

My son has recently been diagnosed with ASD.

I know he's only two. But he doesn't talk. I'm so anxious that he will never talk, I feel sick to my stomach. I know communication is so vital in today's world. 

He's been advised to communicate via visuals... But I'd like to know how I or a professional can get him to start. He babbles, and is quite vocal some days. 

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  • Hello,

    i know how frustrating this is. My now 11 year old was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old, he wasn't speaking then, but now has the speech and understanding of a 7-8 year oldI used visuals with him, and still do for things like feelings.

    i have a 6 year old with autism, he is still non verbal. He uses visuals to communicate, but he has quite severe learning difficulties too so he even finds understanding these difficult! 

    My youngest who is two, has also been referred for an ASD assessment by  health visitor. Now she can name objects ( on her terms) but she can't communicate using here words if that makes sense. For her I'm using visuals too. 

    They all have speech therapy. I personally  kept being persistant and keep language very simple. So, instead of saying "do you want a drink?" I will hold up the visual and the cup of juice/water, kneel down next to them and just say "drink" once they have grasped simple things like that I moved onto simple sentences. 

    This worked with my eldest, with my 6 year old he cannot say a word. I'm hoping it helps with my youngest. 

    Also so check out your local sure start for a chatterbox course. It's ran by speech therapists, you take your child with you once a week over 6 weeks and they teach you how to help a toddler speak, even children with special needs :) it's for children aged 18 months to 30 months. 

    I hope this helps! 

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  • Hello,

    i know how frustrating this is. My now 11 year old was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old, he wasn't speaking then, but now has the speech and understanding of a 7-8 year oldI used visuals with him, and still do for things like feelings.

    i have a 6 year old with autism, he is still non verbal. He uses visuals to communicate, but he has quite severe learning difficulties too so he even finds understanding these difficult! 

    My youngest who is two, has also been referred for an ASD assessment by  health visitor. Now she can name objects ( on her terms) but she can't communicate using here words if that makes sense. For her I'm using visuals too. 

    They all have speech therapy. I personally  kept being persistant and keep language very simple. So, instead of saying "do you want a drink?" I will hold up the visual and the cup of juice/water, kneel down next to them and just say "drink" once they have grasped simple things like that I moved onto simple sentences. 

    This worked with my eldest, with my 6 year old he cannot say a word. I'm hoping it helps with my youngest. 

    Also so check out your local sure start for a chatterbox course. It's ran by speech therapists, you take your child with you once a week over 6 weeks and they teach you how to help a toddler speak, even children with special needs :) it's for children aged 18 months to 30 months. 

    I hope this helps! 

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