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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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  • My son who will be 3 in August has just been diagnosed with Autism and is non-verbal. He has said words in the past which haven't been very clear but has said them only once or twice before forgetting them altogether. We have been seeing a speech therapy assistant once a week since before christmas to no avail. They are trying to encourage speech through play but my son will not play with anything apart from look at picture books. His concentration lasts barely a minute before he gets up and starts running backwards and forwards. Has anyone else experienced this with any of their autistic children? Does anyone have any advice how I can get my son to stay still to interact and play? He does enjoy the trampoline and being outdoors and watching Toy Story (which he can watch from start to finish!) Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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  • My son who will be 3 in August has just been diagnosed with Autism and is non-verbal. He has said words in the past which haven't been very clear but has said them only once or twice before forgetting them altogether. We have been seeing a speech therapy assistant once a week since before christmas to no avail. They are trying to encourage speech through play but my son will not play with anything apart from look at picture books. His concentration lasts barely a minute before he gets up and starts running backwards and forwards. Has anyone else experienced this with any of their autistic children? Does anyone have any advice how I can get my son to stay still to interact and play? He does enjoy the trampoline and being outdoors and watching Toy Story (which he can watch from start to finish!) Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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