Hello - I'm wanting to buy or make some flash cards to try and communicate with my 22-month old, who doesn't yet say any words at all. She makes some sounds, mainly vowels, but can't say even yes or no yet. She had extremely bad/painful reflux for 15 months+ so is wary of anything involving her mouth/throat, and this may be the cause of her speech delay. However, we've more recently realised that some of her behaviour may indicate ASD. I've found the forum here enormously helpful.
Could any of you tell me if you've used flash cards with non-talking children to try to communicate eg 'do you want a drink? food? sleep?' or 'we're going to nursery/the shops/the park'. She has seen a speech therapist who has given some advice (most of which we were already doing). But I just wondered if showing her pictures might be a way forward to improve our communication. Any ideas would be welcome and any info on where to buy suitable cards, or on how to make your own (buy a laminator?). Apologies in advance if this seems a 'wrong' idea or I'm asking the obvious.