Cards Autism Speech

Cards Autism Speech

How can I help my son who was diagnosed with mild autism?

My son is 3 and a half & was recently diagnosed with mild autism. Developmentally is a year behind in his speech & comprehension development. He still has difficulty answering "yes & no" questions & obviously he talks like a child who is just learning to talk. His answers & comments seem as if they are robotic & that he is not really thinking about what he is saying. It is a few months before his next doctors appointment & I know he will start various types of therapy. My question is what can I do in the meantime to help him with his language & communication skills? I have flash cards, & am aware of the "obvious" things you typically do to teach children. But I feel that I need some fresh ideas, because he doesn't learn like other children due to his autistic disorder.

Hi:-) I have 2 HFA children. 6 and 4 years of age. Until you get therapy which I know can take forever to get.... you have to require language of him. In other words if you know he knows how to ask for something or if he knows the word for something you need not give in for 1/2 language. Require him to tell you if he knows. No matter what kind of fit you might get. Autistic children can be very resistant to change. The flash cards are great! I would sit with my children and when they were learning basic language and we would do flash cards. Try to be flexible in your approach. If he wants to put the correct ones in a box let him. Or if he wants to hold them let him. Make sure he gets a tangible reward for his cooperation. Also make sure some of the cards he knows to avoid frustration. talk to him all the time about what things are and what they do even if you do not think he is listening. take him to open places and pick flowers and tell him what they are. appeal to his curiosity. There is alot you can do. Be creative. I hope this helps. I have been down this road twice. and still traveling.

Julian Lane-Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Autism

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