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Autistic Spectrum

Jazzmin

Hi, my sister's kid has been diagnosed in the autistic Spectrum. He's 8 years old, and doesn't speak naturally. He only talks bits and pieces of repeated continuously or rhymes (2 lines) from his school. She has enrolled him in speech therapy for last 2 years and still he's not showing any progress. 

Welcoming any tips, advices and guidance on how to help him speak and behave normally. He's very active in sports like swimming but socially awkward, claps continuously and cannot sit in one place. 

Please support, appreciate. 

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  • Trying to get him to behave 'normally' will go against the way he's wired.  You may find this with his speech too.  My daughter has issues sitting still too but what you could try is a cushion with rubber spikes in the top as this is known to help.  Other than that, fidget toys can assist in focus and that can reduce the fidgeting while trying to sit still.

    As an example, I've two autistic daughters and they both will fidget/blether away while trying to sit still and a fidget toy helps calm them and provide some focus.

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  • Trying to get him to behave 'normally' will go against the way he's wired.  You may find this with his speech too.  My daughter has issues sitting still too but what you could try is a cushion with rubber spikes in the top as this is known to help.  Other than that, fidget toys can assist in focus and that can reduce the fidgeting while trying to sit still.

    As an example, I've two autistic daughters and they both will fidget/blether away while trying to sit still and a fidget toy helps calm them and provide some focus.

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