How do I teach my child with autism to speak? - Introduction (1/6) | Autism at Home

[@lenacheney]

I'm struggling. I suspected my 3 year old had autism but actually hearing him be diagnosed with it a few days ago was hard.

[@autismmalaysia]

It must have been hard and we hope you find a support system that can help you on this journey. Do reach out to us at [e-mail] if you have any questions at all and our team would love to get in touch with you.

[@harleyshomecarellc8150]

know that your not alone love. This is our learning point as parents to understand/educate ourselves about our children a little bit more.

[@preciousmulubwa3375]

I have been using your strategies....And iam glad to say my 3year old autistic son is now talking and showing us things of his interest

[@autismmalaysia]

Wow that's amazing! Well done to you! We are so glad that you have found our videos helpful!

[@zkoibito709]

I have a child that was born about 8 weeks early. For the first eight months of his life he could not make eye contact at all. If I forced eye contact with my child, my child would become extremely upset and scream and cry. My child also had to go to physical therapy. My child would just lie there and not move any part of their body. The physical therapist told us that they suspected that the corpus callosum was not there. (that is the part that connect the right and left hemisphere of the brain). So, we were told that maybe our child would never crawl or walk, etc. So, after a year of physical therapy, I decided to start training our child my own way.. after two weeks, our child could walk. Throughout the first year, I read a lot of medical studies, etc about autism. Plus, I already knew about how the male and the female brains process information between the left and right hemisphere of the brain.. (So, this kind of helped with the next part I will type.) I learned about research on sulforaphane. It has many great health benefits and one of them is related to autism. Actually from what I read, ADHD and Autism are related in the brain, according to one research paper I read. Anyways...I followed a clinical trial about sulforaphane for autism. It seemed that the clinical trial had some positive results. However, the sulforaphane was given according to body weight.. As too much is not very safe.. kind of like if someone took too much iron or whatever. I started giving my child sulphoraogane at about 8 months of age. On the 3rd day our child was able to make eye contact and smile for the first time ever. There is still a lot of unknown, we we are doing the best we can ...we live in a country that doesn't have access to specialists like the people in the video. However, I recorded all the phonemes for the language we wanted out child to learn. This was to train the brain to first hear the individual sounds and then in time the mouth will practice producing the memories of those sounds that have been created in the brain. We played this every day, many times per day all the way up until now. We made sure we gave our child daily lessons for colors, shapes, numbers, animals, etc. For the first year or so, not any words were spoken at all. Then in the second year, our child trying to repeat the words. It seemed that our child really liked music. So, I learned that playing music that has back and forth dialogue helped with autism. So, I played music like this. Also, anytime that there was an action word, I made sure that I had our child use the action, so that our child's body could connect / associate the words to actual actions of comprehension. So, for example. If I lifted our child up in the air...(which our child greatly enjoyed).. I would say up. And when I lowered our child I would say down. We also, used a tablet for many learning apps for more hands on learning. It has been a slow processes... but our child just turned 3 and can finally recognize there own name and is started to string words together. Before our child liked to spin things, but now that has stopped. We still give the sulforaphane, and we believe that it is helpful for our child as we continue to strategically give daily lessons. We give hugs and kisses every day. Initially, our child resisted such affection, but now is very affectionate. Again there is a lot of unknown, but remember to speak slowly so they can hear the sounds of the words correctly to imitate them. Our child does speak two languages and modern research that I have read says that children that learn languages at the same time reach the language milestones at the same time as well. Just don't give up and know that detailed logic helps the most. I hope our experience can help. Oh. and by the way... our child didn't start saying individual words consistently until 20 months.. There are some words they would forget, but we just keep reviewing and with in the last week or so, those words are coming back stronger than ever. :)

[@autismmalaysia]

Thank you for sharing and we are glad to hear the progress your child has made! So glad to also hear that you are using motivation and following your child's interest in helping your child learn!

[@hanajarosova445]

I would like to recommend a book from dr. Feuerstein - A think-Aloud and Talk-Aloud approach to building language. It suggests a way for language improvement based on scientific findings anyone can use in an everyday life to help a person with speech problems. As I got it so far, it’s good to comment on everything out loud, as if you would think loudly, using a correct language and articulation and interesting intonation that helps grab the attention of the child/adult. You shouldn’t get discouraged if you’re not getting a response or active attention, it should be still helping, even if the progress is maybe not seenable for a long period of time. I don’t have any real-life experiences with this technique, but maybe someone could find it useful here. Also thank you for your videos :)

[@autismmalaysia]

Hello, thank you for sharing and you are most welcome! We are glad that ou have enjoyed our videos!

[@charesseverterra4904]

i would like to say thank you for this amazing ang fruitful video. My ASD son ( 7 years old ) dont know how to speak.

[@autismmalaysia]

Hello, thank you for your kind comment. We are glad that you have found our videos helpful.

[@MeMesofSavagery]

Our son is on the spectrum and he is smart and knows his colors shapes and he can say mom and no and he has said bubble but only once, he pays attention and he follows directions excellent and I see so much of an improvement with him but I try and help him talk but he seems to not care 90% of the time and sometimes he trys and I feel so bad so I need help we need help and he wants nothing to do with another person that's not in his circle ,he flips out and I dont know what to do, advice?

[@autismmalaysia]

Hello, thank you for reaching out to us. We would recommend to continue building rapport with your child and following his lead to understand where his motivations are. We would also encourage to comment more rather than ask questions when joining him for his play times as it may not like the demands. We would recommend for any new or unfamiliar person to also practice this when wanting to play with your child. Here is a series we have released on Making Learning Fun which includes some strategies on how to build rapport with your kiddo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5TEaISnpZ6cf80 Once your child is more comfortable, you can then include some requesting opportunities. Do check out our other video in this series on how to create requesting opportunities for your child: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npuTf4aZgpqGgcU We hope this is helpful. Please reach out to us at [e-mail] should you have further questions and we would love to get in touch with you. Thank you.

[@katrances7199]

Our son is a non verbal. He is almost 3yrs old and doesnt speak. He is doing ABA 4times a week which started few months ago and 1hr of speech therapy which started a 2weeks ago. He can say mama oand/or papa when he is frustrated that he wants something. Only that but occasional. He know very few gestures. He follows command sometimes. But its difficult for me to engage with him as he walks around always holding something in his hands. Help please. Thank you and God bless

[@autismmalaysia]

Hello, thank you for reaching out and sharing. We would recommend the use of PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) to further build your child's functional communication skills. PECS will provide an avenue for your child to functionally communicate his needs and wants which will in turn lead to a reduction of behaviors. At the same time, as you mentioned that he can verbalise mama/papa when he wants something, we would encourage to create communication opportunities starting with items that are motivating to him. For example, if he really wants a cookie, we can hold back the cookie and model the word "cookie" a couple of times and if he does verbalise sounds that are approximate, we can reward him with a big piece of cookie. Our video on Requesting would help to explain a little further on how you can further create these communication opportunities: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npuTf4aZgpqGgcU Building engagement with your child also starts from finding the right motivation and taking time to explore them rather than always deciding the play for them. Do feel free to check out our videos on Making Learning Fun to see how you can identify your child's interests and motivation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYmWZmdsoqaIic0 We hope these strategies are helpful. If you would like to find out more, do reach out to us at [e-mail] and our team would love to get in touch with you. Thank you.

[@kashirambelbase6343]

Same thing is hapenned to me too. My son also keeps holding somthing on hand and he donot play with toys and keps on hand. Hy donot focus on us while we speak. He is 2.5 yrs old. Is any change occured on your baby. Kindly share your ideas please

[@dr.kumkumpandey4661]

My 2.8 years daughter is on ASD.we are facing problem to teach her to follow the instructions. Please suggest some ideas for that.thanks

[@autismmalaysia]

Hello and thank you for reaching out. Please feel free to check out our Autism at Home series (Unit 10: Following Instructions) on our KZbin channel. We hope you will find the series helpful!

[@kashirambelbase6343]

Hello mem, is any thing changes occured on your child. Please share your ideas

[@hiwotmolla5614]

where can i find the 2nd part of this vedio ? can you share it please ?

[@autismmalaysia]

Hi, here is the link to the 2nd part of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIPYc6htrbegpas Alternatively, you can sign up for free at our online resource platform to conveniently access the full series as well! Here is the link to the website: www.autismmalaysia.com/autismathome/ We hope you have found this helpful! Thank you once again for your support!

[@ezekielpetalcurin6669]

My son 7 yrs old. Any tips how i can teach my boy communication skills. He can identify letters numbers and animals name he can write or draw . The problem is communication what should i do.thanks

[@autismmalaysia]

Hi, thank you for reaching out to us! Do check out our Requesting lesson in the series to find out about how you may encourage functional communication through requesting with your child. The link to the video can be found below: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npuTf4aZgpqGgcU We hope that this is helpful. Should you require further support, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [e-mail] and our team will be able to get in touch with you. Thank you.

[@EhoroChinwe]

Hi How do I get my 6years old to communicate and respond when his spoken to.

[@autismmalaysia]

Hello, thank you for reaching out. We would encourage checking if your child has the pre-requisite skills of understanding receptive instructions and then breaking down the skill of communication as explained in the video - using one language, pairing reinforcement and creating communication opportunities. We hope that this is helpful. If you would like to discuss more specific strategies for your child, do reach out to us at [e-mail] and our team will be able to get in touch with you. Thank you.

[@yaquelinmunero5873]

Excelente video thanks ..

[@autismmalaysia]

You are most welcome!

[@vvdd903]

my Son is 6.5 year old. He still have not use speech. he does not say any word but does make sounds. what are the chance that he will ever have normal speech?

[@autismmalaysia]

Hello and thank you for reaching out. We are unable to tell as we have yet to meet or work with your son. However, it does sound like he finds it challenging to verbalise or speak and will most likely need further support in this area. We would also recommend creating more requesting opportunities for him to practice using his words at home and also explore the use of PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) as a mode of communication to reduce any challenging behaviors. We hope that you have found this helpful. Should you require further and more specific support, do reach us at enquiries@autismmalaysia and our team would love to get in touch with you for an initial appointment. Thank you!

[@jubaidalumagan336]

Gud evning can I ask f how I teach to speak my child? he is nw 8 yrs old but they didn't speak..

[@autismmalaysia]

Hello, thank you for reaching out. We would encourage to ensure your child's foundational skills (engagement, cooperation, imitation and attention) are strong and to start targeting communication skills first with the pairing of high reinforcement. Following which, you may also go through the other videos in the Speech, Language and Communication series for more strategies on how to encourage requesting, two-way communication and more! Should you require more specific strategies, do send us an email at [e-mail] and our team can get in touch with you to know more about your child. Thank you.

[@bernicerahming5571]

I have a two year he is not talking I think he migh autistic . He do the hand flaping and walking on his toe don't answer to his name but if I sing ABC to him he pay good attention he look me in the eye when am talking he is saying some words how can I help him

[@christinedelossantos5436]

i have 2 son don't no how to communicate with us. I don't now to handle my children. please help me.

[@autismmalaysia]

Hello, thank you for reaching out to us. We have released a series on Teaching a Child with Autism and a video on Requesting which breaks down the skill of how to teach a child to increase communication through requesting on our channel: Teaching a Child with Autism: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5yneWCNpc9gn9k Requesting kzbin.info/www/bejne/npuTf4aZgpqGgcU We hope you find these videos helpful. Should you wish to discuss further, you can send an email to [e-mail] and our team will be able to get in touch with you. Thank you.

[@minkanikisaffya7745]

My son has many single worlds like wash, shower, susu which means I want to pee in my language, bye, car, daddy, mammy, his brother name Ashy, eat, no no no , let's go, outside,. Etc.. he can read pictures, egg, apple, dog, van, baby,.. sorry.. Now please tell me he will eventually talk.. worried mother help.