DS counted today.

[SallyBear]

DS4 (5) is deaf and non verbal ASD - Watching NumTums this morning on CBeebies, before rushing out to school, when he started counting along with the program. Granted that it could be construed as echolalia, but seeing as he can't speak I was delighted that he was copying the rhythm and tone as if he was saying 1,2,3,4 etc to 10! He was so engaged with it, and pleased with himself.

That's fantastic ! - I wonder why letters and numbers are so attractive to ASD children ? ds1 is obsessed by letter and number apps but will not do any other kind of app even ones that are cognitively easier IYYWIM

Big s all round!!

That is great, it is so lovely when they do something that just takes you by surprise.

He is my little ray of sunshine, but not when he is busy destroying stuff - obviously!

That's brilliant! I've got one whose first words were circle, square and triangle, nothing useful, like biscuit, drink, mummy etc. Love it!

brilliant! Yey!

that's lovely! well done to your ds!

I'm all for wanton exhibitionism!!

No, I am definitely the emoticons dunce [gurn]

see what I mean...

Echolalia trumps non-verbal any day of the week! Well done, MasterBear.

Such lovely news. My dd's first words (after her regression) were the numbers 1 to 20 :-)

well done minibear Numtums was what ds1 first copied as well.

Not fair, little has got his own emoticon!

Ooh. Ellenjane. He doesn't anymore on the iPad! I've just tried it and it was a blank. Sorry MNHQ, I wasn't doing the ghosting thing.

Huh? I can see it, SallyBear. And I used an iPad...