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Non verbal autism

Charlotte

My son is 4 he attends a specialist school which he seems to be enjoying. He isn’t using any form of communication atm. When his home he wants the tv on which isn’t a problem but he constantly wants it changed he becomes extremely frustrated when not done quick enough I’ve gone every programme or song I know he likes but sometimes not good enough he then grabs and scratches me. He is also very annoyed with anyone who touches there own face and will try to throw you out of the sitting room. 

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  • Sorry to hear your having a hard time with your child.

    You may already have one of these it if not it could help. 

    Does your sons school have a speech and language therapist? If so You could ask them to make up a laminated communication book. 1 page made up of images of the programs he enjoys (in individual boxes) he may eventually learn to point to what cartoon he wants. I would have the booklet out in front of him at all times.

    You could also have a page with real pictures of his favourite toys and one of family members and or any pets, and real images of places you may go such as a certain shop, school, soft play, family members houses you visit. You could also put a page in with breakfast foods, lunch foods and dinner time foods that your child enjoys and one with treats if you allow your child treats. 

    My sons was made with proper images and not cartoons as we were just starting out but I must say it’s something that helped my sons frustrations of having no language and also the frustrations with myself not knowing what he was wanting. 

    It takes a good while to get used to but hopefully it may be a good thing for your child. 

    We also have pecs cards with the cartoon images and they are excellent also, we did start out with real images. 

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  • Sorry to hear your having a hard time with your child.

    You may already have one of these it if not it could help. 

    Does your sons school have a speech and language therapist? If so You could ask them to make up a laminated communication book. 1 page made up of images of the programs he enjoys (in individual boxes) he may eventually learn to point to what cartoon he wants. I would have the booklet out in front of him at all times.

    You could also have a page with real pictures of his favourite toys and one of family members and or any pets, and real images of places you may go such as a certain shop, school, soft play, family members houses you visit. You could also put a page in with breakfast foods, lunch foods and dinner time foods that your child enjoys and one with treats if you allow your child treats. 

    My sons was made with proper images and not cartoons as we were just starting out but I must say it’s something that helped my sons frustrations of having no language and also the frustrations with myself not knowing what he was wanting. 

    It takes a good while to get used to but hopefully it may be a good thing for your child. 

    We also have pecs cards with the cartoon images and they are excellent also, we did start out with real images. 

Children
  • in reply to Lau

    We have the pecs card and communicates but atm he just isn’t interested we have tried so so so hard but he just won’t even in his chair at the table he looks over them or away.. and the problem is there is so many programs. He isn’t aloud his own device any more as he was to engaged in it he woudnt understand when it was off time of if it died. He watches part of program then has enough and wants ya changed or he likes a certain clip that he wants to repeat. Other than removing the tv off the wall I don’t no what to do. When he becomes stressed and starts to grab i address him with nice hands and leave the room as I know his safe i have gates on so I can see/hear from the kitchen. Just feel like some day I just can’t make him happy