caza
09-06-2006, 02:43 PM
hi i have just finished a sign language course for my 4 year old autistic son and he is amazing he will not sign unless he is desprate but he understands every sign i do and boy as it made life easier he also uses pecs i strongly recomend both lots of luck caza
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tinymom05
09-07-2006, 11:51 PM
how did you get your child to sign or pecs? my daughter is only 2 1/2 and she is very stiff in the hands due to sensory issues and wont sign. she also wont take the pecs from me and hand it back, she puts the pecs back on the fridge. she will only do pecs for a speech therapist and i think it's cause of routine.
lizharlan
09-08-2006, 07:40 PM
Sounds like my world. We started trying sign language with Cara almost a year ago (she is now 3), and she has yet to make a sign on her own. She will do "all done" with someone else's hand, but otherwise she refuses. The therapist tried using pictures for communication, but Cara was only mildly interested and not very cooperative. It isn't a matter of how she communicates - its that she just isn't that interested!
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tinymom05
09-08-2006, 08:03 PM
i guess i am not alone, and does your child do imitation at all? my daughter has a hard time with that too.
caza
09-09-2006, 02:45 PM
hi regarding sign and pecs if i had tried this two years ago i would have got nowhere our children do not seem to be ready or able until about four years old hang on in there and try again when your child is older as for pecs choose four objects that really motivate your child and use them at the same time every day it will be slow but it will work honest its very hard work gud luck caza
mommaboyz
09-10-2006, 11:33 PM
I did hand over hand and lots of those tiny m&m 's they worked wonders and thats what our theripists said to do and after awhile it worked
tinymom05
09-11-2006, 11:05 AM
my daughter doesnt like m&m's though she doesnt care much for food and it's hard to get a reward she will work for :(
Majia62
09-12-2006, 11:10 PM
My autistic son, now 32, never learned to use sign language but he understands them and tells in words what they mean. He has some language and can read and used to follow a list of activities or were shown on flash cards. We realized that he had a good memory and by rote and repetition he memorized the answer to simple questions. Unfortunately excessive use of drugs changed his mental abilities for the worse.
BetsyAnn
09-13-2006, 01:01 AM
My autistic son, now 32, never learned to use sign language but he understands them and tells in words what they mean. He has some language and can read and used to follow a list of activities or were shown on flash cards. We realized that he had a good memory and by rote and repetition he memorized the answer to simple questions. Unfortunately excessive use of drugs changed his mental abilities for the worse.M
Majia, would you mind expounding on the drug issue. I am curious.
Majia, would you mind expounding on the drug issue. I am curious.