Autistic 3 year old
Group: Autism spectrum
Autistic 3 year old
My almost 3 years old son has recently ben diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. He only says a handful of words. So im trying to learn ASL (sign language) and trying to teach him. Any one have tips tricks hacks that made communicating with your child easier!
Hi Amber, I used to work in applied behavior analysis for children on the autism spectrum. We would start with words that are highly motivating to the child. For example, if your son loves a certain food teach him the word for that. It’s easier to begin with words that are closely tied to things that highly motivate, so think about what his most common requests or demands are for and start there. ASL is an amazing way to communicate!
Thank you ill keep that in mind. Should i show a picture to the word we are learning.