My son is 3.5 and is being referred by his nursery for speech therapy. Not for his speech as they think that's fine but to help with his social interaction as he doesn't interact with other children (not there anyway). He also goes into his own world a lot (they said that he often sits by the doors that lead out to the garden (they are glass doors) and will just sit there staring out. He doesn't take part when they do singing or dance actions to go with the song. He'll just sit there looking a bit shy. They have also said that even though his speech is clear and they can understand him, he often speaks out of context. He does this at home but generally when he's frustrated. Like if he's playing and I said it's time for a bath, he'll say something like "No I'm not having a bath, there is no room". I can't think of a better example but you'll ask him something and he will respond with a sentence that does make sense but just doesn't make sense to what I'm asking if that makes sense.
When we go out, I often see him play with other children, although generally it will be the other child that instigates play. He does hate change. He's not someone who is obsessed with routine, but his nursery have also said they have noticed how he doesn't like change.
The main thing I notice with him is that he needs so much encouragement to do things. He seems to hate going out. If I say "come on, let's go out", he'll say "No, I'm not going anywhere, I'm staying here" and have a bit of a strop but will be more than happy once we're out.
So I'm just wondering if anyone has had any similar issues with their child and gone through speech therapy? What does it involve? Is there anything I can do at home to try and help him? I just want him to have fun and to know what fun is. Sometimes it's a struggle to get him to softplay - but once there, he'll love it!
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Any experience with speech therapy to help with social interaction?
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susan198130 · 05/03/2016 11:24
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