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Recommended Speech Therapist

scottishclive22

hi all,

our son, 3, is currently being evaluated for the reasons for his severe speech delays. As he has a number of ASD traits, difficultly in playing with other kids, poor attention span, poor level of eye contact, he will be reviewed for ASD by a peadatrician in the next few months.

He has started on the NHS Speech and Language therapy, but this is only 1 hour per week and we are not sure how many sessions he will have.

As such I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good independent Speech & Language therapist in the East Sussex / Kent region. We have found a few, but its hard to decide without any recommendations.

Also does anyone have any good tips to promote engagement / better eye contact with us and his peers / carers at nursery.

Many thanks

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    I'm afraid that I can't help with recommendations but would like to comment on your other questions.

    His poor eye contact may be something that you will struggle to fix. Many people with autism are unable to maintain eye contact even as adults and some find it actually distressing. If he is worse at nursery then it may suggest that he is overwhelmed by nursery - nursery can be a very bad place for a child with autism as they can't (rather than won't) engage and make successful social relationships in that environment. It may be better to introduce him to other people in smaller numbers in quieter places where he has the time to take things in and make sense of them.

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    I'm afraid that I can't help with recommendations but would like to comment on your other questions.

    His poor eye contact may be something that you will struggle to fix. Many people with autism are unable to maintain eye contact even as adults and some find it actually distressing. If he is worse at nursery then it may suggest that he is overwhelmed by nursery - nursery can be a very bad place for a child with autism as they can't (rather than won't) engage and make successful social relationships in that environment. It may be better to introduce him to other people in smaller numbers in quieter places where he has the time to take things in and make sense of them.

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