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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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  • Yes he's been making more babbling sounds lately although he usually does these high pitched shrieks/vowel sounds. Has your son ever said any words? Or shown signs of regression? My son picks up a word and says it for a couple of days then forgets about it and it is never said again although it gives me hope that he will start talking as he's capable of speech having said words in the past. The speech therapist is based 30 miles away and holds a clinic on the days she was meant to visit but she chose that day to go and see him and never told us she wouldn't be able to make it. Does your son have any sensory issues resulting in hand-flapping etc?I happened to join in running back and forth with my son and he didn't mind me doing it and it was nice to have that connection with him. I agree with what you say that we as parents have to fight for our children on all levels.

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  • Yes he's been making more babbling sounds lately although he usually does these high pitched shrieks/vowel sounds. Has your son ever said any words? Or shown signs of regression? My son picks up a word and says it for a couple of days then forgets about it and it is never said again although it gives me hope that he will start talking as he's capable of speech having said words in the past. The speech therapist is based 30 miles away and holds a clinic on the days she was meant to visit but she chose that day to go and see him and never told us she wouldn't be able to make it. Does your son have any sensory issues resulting in hand-flapping etc?I happened to join in running back and forth with my son and he didn't mind me doing it and it was nice to have that connection with him. I agree with what you say that we as parents have to fight for our children on all levels.

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