Hi , my 3.7 years old son is non-verbal and showing traits of ASD . He is currently on the waiting list to be assessed. Are there any therapies that you can testify to that has worked for you and would recommend please?
Hi , my 3.7 years old son is non-verbal and showing traits of ASD . He is currently on the waiting list to be assessed. Are there any therapies that you can testify to that has worked for you and would recommend please?
Some children don't begin talking until 4. What sort of traits are you noticing?
With young children it can be difficult. Most are particular with food, will watch a show on repeat (which is why Teletubbies used to show children the same thing within each airing) and will need your undivided attention. In fact, it can often be the case that the best parenting will work for all children regardless of differences. All this aside, though, what sort of of therapy are you looking for?
Thanks so much for replying.He is jumping up and down, flapping hands, not understanding instructions, he now refusing to eat anything apart from cheese, bread and pasta. He plays with toys while lining them up.
He is showing clear signs of ASD and learning difficulties. Is there anything that you have tried and worked please?
It's important to find what young children are interested in and start there. We do have a world full of things lined neatly up. Car lots, shelves in shops and trees in parks. Autistic children might favour playing with aesthetics in early learning, while Typical children might play 'social experience' first. Both can learn later in life to appreciate all types of play. So, if creating order in chaos seems enjoyable to him, provide other elements for him to work with. Just wait till he discovers counting!
Almost children are picky eaters. My grandmother would teach me to never force children to eat. They'll eat when they're hungry. And allow them to have more plain foods. Young children normally have a healthy biology. Don't make them eat things they don't like - there might be a reason for it. We now know there can be too much sulphur in broccoli and mustard or other cruciferous veg for children. So, make things available for them to try and pick at such as fruit or other plain cooked meat.
There are a few important differences to note though. A difference with communication, which can mean maturing slower than peers and a difference with Filtering / sense perception. Divergent children won't filter the same as peers as it's a biological difference. So if it's too noisy or there's an irritating high frequency buzz (you might not be able to hear) or the lights are too harsh for them it can interfere with the ability to focus. There are many things which can frustrate focus.
The difference with communication, though, has a major impact, including socially maturing slower, but this doesn't always interfere with intellectual growth. We can all work with ancient languages such as music, art, movement to express. He may also pay much more attention to what you do rather than what you say. So it could be prudent to take an approach to parenting which leads by example. If you had to silently parent, how might you do this without vocal words?
Another important ideal is to always find ways to seek permission and encourage him to feel a sense of control. If my son had something at that age which wasn't good for a toddler, I'd find something more interesting for him and offer it to him in exchange.
But I might suggest utilising songs and music. Will he hum along? Does he like playing instruments?
It's important to find what young children are interested in and start there. We do have a world full of things lined neatly up. Car lots, shelves in shops and trees in parks. Autistic children might favour playing with aesthetics in early learning, while Typical children might play 'social experience' first. Both can learn later in life to appreciate all types of play. So, if creating order in chaos seems enjoyable to him, provide other elements for him to work with. Just wait till he discovers counting!
Almost children are picky eaters. My grandmother would teach me to never force children to eat. They'll eat when they're hungry. And allow them to have more plain foods. Young children normally have a healthy biology. Don't make them eat things they don't like - there might be a reason for it. We now know there can be too much sulphur in broccoli and mustard or other cruciferous veg for children. So, make things available for them to try and pick at such as fruit or other plain cooked meat.
There are a few important differences to note though. A difference with communication, which can mean maturing slower than peers and a difference with Filtering / sense perception. Divergent children won't filter the same as peers as it's a biological difference. So if it's too noisy or there's an irritating high frequency buzz (you might not be able to hear) or the lights are too harsh for them it can interfere with the ability to focus. There are many things which can frustrate focus.
The difference with communication, though, has a major impact, including socially maturing slower, but this doesn't always interfere with intellectual growth. We can all work with ancient languages such as music, art, movement to express. He may also pay much more attention to what you do rather than what you say. So it could be prudent to take an approach to parenting which leads by example. If you had to silently parent, how might you do this without vocal words?
Another important ideal is to always find ways to seek permission and encourage him to feel a sense of control. If my son had something at that age which wasn't good for a toddler, I'd find something more interesting for him and offer it to him in exchange.
But I might suggest utilising songs and music. Will he hum along? Does he like playing instruments?