dbcmom - How old is ds?
My son was pushing 4 before he started to acquire any real functional language. Before that, he would get very frustrutated (I would too!). He couldn't tell me what was wrong or what he wanted, so I had to play sleuth and figure it out. It's very exhausting work. I feel for you. - Hang in there!
Functional language is key. Because he cannot adequately express himself, he is frustrated, angry and loud. Does he get training with PECS? Do you get parent training to help him at home? Functional skills are key. Spoken language is less important than some way to truly communicate. Speak to the speech therapist. Giving your son a way to communicate effectively will go a long way to resolve frustrations -- his and yours.
THanks WImomof2! My ds is 3- he will be 4 october 6th. I wish his birthday was further off in the distance. I always feel like the clock is ticking for everything he doesnt do. It IS exhausting- I feel like a detective,too! THanks for the comment! I am having a rough week with ds.... hopefully it will pass3 years going 4 can be VERY TOUGH years... it's tough enough with NT kids in these TERRIBLE TODDLER years... so as is always, the cliche... things will pass .... and things will get better..... which can be true... when your heart is set on it.
God Bless
he will say thing and ask for his need but he doesn't care what is my answer. like if he say water you have to give it right then he wont wait a minute. when i go to resturant as soon as he say lets go i have to leave other wise he will cry or make noises or lagh for no reason so we have to leave .
have you registered with the UCF-CARD office yet? if so contact your
coordinator ASAP and let her know what is going on. if not, call and get
registered 407-737-2566. they may be able to help you out getting the
right services in place besides school. also remember summer is super
duper hard b/c school is out! ugh!
there is a website www.do2learn.com on that site they have make a
schedule and there are free black and white pictures. we printed them off
had them laminated and then put a hole in each one and hooked them
onto a lanyard that i wear around my neck and use to help communicate
with my son. he is verbal but the visual support helps a lot. remember
there are very few things that are true for each autistic child but one that
seems to be true for nearly anyone and everyone is that they are visual
learners. get a digital camera, take pictures, put them in a book and use
them to communicate. all of this may help to take the "edge" off.
also you may want to contact the local autism society of greater orlando
and see if they can help in any way. 407-855-0235
also, don't forget to breathe! i would tell you to get some time for
yourself but i hate it when people say that to me! duh, i have 3 kids 3 and
under and 1 has autism, yeah right!
LI would not leave my home without supersymbols!Hi- As others have mentioned, your son IS communicating but just does not have the means to communicate in any other way. Talk to your SLP asap about setting up some type of communication system (AAC, PECS or whatever is best for him). THat is so like my ds! His one word that he uses functionaly ( out of the 5 he can say) is "eat". And boy, you had better have the food ready QUICK, or their will be a lot of screaming- we do th esign for waiting in sign language an dsay waiting to eat! He knows the sign, but it doesnt matter- he wants to eat NOW!
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