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Learning to talk

Michmac

Hi, my 2.7yr old boy has just been diagnosed with autism and is not speaking yet. We are trying to motivate him to communicate and I was wondering if you could share some experiences of your own regarding getting your child to say their first words. My boy babbles a lot and I think the docs are hopeful he will speak. It would be great to hear from people with similar problems and let me know what their outcomes were :-)

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  • Hi, thanks for your reply. He babbles a lot and can say Dada and he tried to say 'bru' for brush and also tried to say 'li' for lid, so we think the words are coming. He has now got a Home Teacher and she is now starting to work with him. My boy has been at nursery since he was one and the nursery teachers think he is coming on. We know he can understand instruction and will go to the stairs when we say bath time or bed time. He will also get his juice bottle when we ask him. The other night he went over to his Dad and said 'Dada' and walked him to the stairs to let his Dad know he wanted his bed :-) He starts speech therapy next week and we try to do a lot at home too. I have heard when kids get speech therapy it can make a big difference. Did you find this?

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  • Hi, thanks for your reply. He babbles a lot and can say Dada and he tried to say 'bru' for brush and also tried to say 'li' for lid, so we think the words are coming. He has now got a Home Teacher and she is now starting to work with him. My boy has been at nursery since he was one and the nursery teachers think he is coming on. We know he can understand instruction and will go to the stairs when we say bath time or bed time. He will also get his juice bottle when we ask him. The other night he went over to his Dad and said 'Dada' and walked him to the stairs to let his Dad know he wanted his bed :-) He starts speech therapy next week and we try to do a lot at home too. I have heard when kids get speech therapy it can make a big difference. Did you find this?

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