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Daughter can speak but refuses

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Hello, I was wondering is anyone was in the same boat and able to offer tips. My 3 year old daughter has a very wide range of words, much more than the average 3 year old and she can use them in play and singing and pointing out things such as animals and colour or what have you but she will not use them to communicate with us. She still won't say drink please, I'm thirsty/ hungry, I need a wee or even hello or good bye. The nursery have said about flash cards for her to show us what she wants but because she knows the words and can use them if made to I feel it won't help her to move forward. She has started on the odd occasion saying wee wee or thirsty so I want to try and carry on getting her to use them words but I don't know the best way to do this as don't want to stress her out by making her say them. Any advice would be great thank you

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  • Sounds like an anxiety or social difficulty thing, it may appear she is refusing but its probably not choice and go with the flash cards or other means for now and perhaps the vocal communication will come later.

    I started primary school and couldn't communicate with the teachers, it was 1977 and no flash cards so if you are a desperate for the loo and can't ask, its messy.  That difficulty to initiate communication can stay with you unless helped with it, so you may specialist help as she grows up but for now you don't know that so keep it simple.

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  • Sounds like an anxiety or social difficulty thing, it may appear she is refusing but its probably not choice and go with the flash cards or other means for now and perhaps the vocal communication will come later.

    I started primary school and couldn't communicate with the teachers, it was 1977 and no flash cards so if you are a desperate for the loo and can't ask, its messy.  That difficulty to initiate communication can stay with you unless helped with it, so you may specialist help as she grows up but for now you don't know that so keep it simple.

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