For every parent who has gone on the journey with their child to obtain an autism diagnosis, for every parent who has spent hours writing and reading reports, fighting with authorities and professionals, jumping from one appointment to another, and collating folders of evidence, getting a diagnosis for your child is not easy, but once you are handed the piece of paper, we expect it to open doors and give us guidance on moving forward. Often
So your child is not talking. They have missed saying their first word, the milestone of speech, or their ability to understand language. Your Google search will come up with many strategies and methods of encouraging engagement, prompting speech and communicating differently with your child, but there are many other ways you can communicate and engage, from using everyday items around your house to some of the latest technology. There are strategies you will find
When your son shouts “Shopping!” at 6:50am, you forget about a lie in, pull on yesterday’s joggers, and get your son dressed. You react to a verbal request with no hesitation. You do it because you have spent years waiting for your son to talk. Years crouching down, holding up picture sequence cards and trying to work out what your son wants. Years praying to hear his voice, the tone, the amplification, the bit of
He ran. The cars flew down to his left, but I stayed calm until the point I felt he had gone far enough. “Rhys, stop!” I shouted. Then I watched his feet continue to motion forwards a few paces before he stopped, and turned to face me. When Rhys was three years old, preverbal and unable to process any language, we had the objective for him to talk, to understand and to communicate. But those
Guest Post by Lauren Morfett To my beautiful boy, I hope you realise as you grow up how special you are, to us and to everyone you meet. Know that your little footprints will make a massive impact on this world. Know that your smile adds colour into my grey days and that your laugh is my favourite sound in the whole wide world. You make us so proud in everything you do, life can