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3yr old and autism

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Hi everyone, 

My sweet boy,  36mo old, might be a autistic. His pediatrician said he may be borderline but to wait until he starts therapy then she'll reevaluate. 

His symptoms:

  • Poor eye contact
  • Non verbal (had speech regression, but will say minimal words if pressed)
  • Poor eating habits (only drinks milk, no solids.. ate purees with much persuasion until 18mo then quit entirely)
  • Doesn't socialize with other kids, but ok with adults
  • Doesn't respond to his name

Loud sounds, crowded places, change in routine don't bother him. And if he's upset, he can be easily calmed.   

I'm frustrated that therapy won't start until late August, and was wondering I'd someone in a similar situation had something that worked for speech that I could implement now, or any other advice

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  • Our 4yo daughter was diagnosed with ASD in October, she had just turned 4 and didn't speak. Speech Therapy was helpful for us, they gave us some ways in where we hadn't had much luck before.

    I'll share some little tips they have us, but the input from the experts is definitely what you need (I'm no expert!) 

    Make it fun - so try games to introduce words. We used to swing our daughter between us when we were walking. If we counted in, she could preempt the action e.g. 1,2,3 swing! Then pause where you would say 'swing' to encourage her to ask for it. That pause is a really helpful technique! Let them fill in the gap. 

    You could try options, so offering two things so that your child picks one. Name each one when you offer them so they can repeat it in time.

    It's worth the wait, but I know it's frustrating in the meantime. Our daughter uses single words to ask for things now, so this has been a big help. We had no way in before. 

    Good luck :-) 

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  • Our 4yo daughter was diagnosed with ASD in October, she had just turned 4 and didn't speak. Speech Therapy was helpful for us, they gave us some ways in where we hadn't had much luck before.

    I'll share some little tips they have us, but the input from the experts is definitely what you need (I'm no expert!) 

    Make it fun - so try games to introduce words. We used to swing our daughter between us when we were walking. If we counted in, she could preempt the action e.g. 1,2,3 swing! Then pause where you would say 'swing' to encourage her to ask for it. That pause is a really helpful technique! Let them fill in the gap. 

    You could try options, so offering two things so that your child picks one. Name each one when you offer them so they can repeat it in time.

    It's worth the wait, but I know it's frustrating in the meantime. Our daughter uses single words to ask for things now, so this has been a big help. We had no way in before. 

    Good luck :-) 

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