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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, does your son babble a lot? I have also read that if they babble more then hopefully words will come about 4 years of age. Again they might not be full sentences but at least the communication is there. I'm the same as you I was told by the speech therapist that they would only implement therapy techniques at his nursery but I too feel this is no way near enough. Basically I am now finding that a lot is left to us to try and use techniques to help our boy to WANT to communicate. My boy does use a lot of toys but will jump from one toy to another. Yes his concentration is not great unless he is drawing. Yes he will sometimes run backwards but it is rare. He does love running though and enjoys it best when we catch him and give him a swing. Maybe try and see if you can get an activity he really enjoys, like drawing or playing in water and maybe help with his concentration. I think cutbacks are majorly hindering kids with developmental needs. I'm now starting to realise you have to fight for everything and if I was you I would contact the speech and language assistant and ask her to justify why she has not attended the nursery and go above her if you are not happy.

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  • Hi, does your son babble a lot? I have also read that if they babble more then hopefully words will come about 4 years of age. Again they might not be full sentences but at least the communication is there. I'm the same as you I was told by the speech therapist that they would only implement therapy techniques at his nursery but I too feel this is no way near enough. Basically I am now finding that a lot is left to us to try and use techniques to help our boy to WANT to communicate. My boy does use a lot of toys but will jump from one toy to another. Yes his concentration is not great unless he is drawing. Yes he will sometimes run backwards but it is rare. He does love running though and enjoys it best when we catch him and give him a swing. Maybe try and see if you can get an activity he really enjoys, like drawing or playing in water and maybe help with his concentration. I think cutbacks are majorly hindering kids with developmental needs. I'm now starting to realise you have to fight for everything and if I was you I would contact the speech and language assistant and ask her to justify why she has not attended the nursery and go above her if you are not happy.

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