The Fog Of Autism: 10 - Verbal Imitation & Speech Progress скачать в хорошем качестве

The Fog Of Autism: 10 - Verbal Imitation & Speech Progress

At 4 years Sawyer is starting to spontaneously use some words especially with numbers, colours and animals. Most speech is still prompted but Sawyer generalises some spontaneous expressive speech into daily life: cut off light on swimming pool I want park all done stop Sawyer has made incremental gains through 20 months of deliberate and quality practice. He is doing around 35+ hours of ABA per week and we are constantly reinforcing and working on his verbal imitation, vocabulary and speech skills. We always try and keep activities successful and praise and reinforce all verbal and non-verbal communication. Articulation is improving and we continue to model the correct sounds to improve speech as much as possible but the focus is on communication effort, not perfection. 4 years 2 months Sawyer can verbally identify about 20 animals and make the appropriate animal sound. Some kids won't naturally pick up these names and sounds so Sawyer has a fun programme at ABA to learn. 4 years 3 months Sawyer has made some wonderful steps and can appropriately respond to several conversational questions. Many aspects of autism bring significant challenges for the individuals and families, autism may bring unique skills and abilities for some but it is not a gift for everyone. We celebrate every aspect of Sawyer’s personally but will always push him to develop the skills and behaviours for the highest quality of life possible. That is our role. Parents battle through sleepless nights, constant effort to support and provide the greatest opportunities for development, vigilant of self-harm, dangerous behaviour and wandering away. As many parents of special needs kids can attest, focus and effort is singular towards helping your kid and combined with stress and lack of sleep your health can fitness can deteriorate. As a family we try and stay fit and healthy. #thefogofautism #autismawareness #autismspeech