Understanding I, you, me, etc

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chuckeyegg · 12/04/2013 19:29

DS has become fairly verbal but I can't help him to understand I, you. He will say I when he means you and vice versa. We have tried to explain and modelled it for him.

Any advice. Thanks xx

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zumbaleena · 12/04/2013 19:45

how old is he?

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chuckeyegg · 12/04/2013 19:46

He's 6.

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chuckeyegg · 12/04/2013 19:52

Sorry should have said he has ASD.

Thanks X

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zumbaleena · 12/04/2013 20:32

you can model by pointing or start referring in thirs person. for my daughter she picked up third person first and gradually got the hand of you and I. mine has asd too!

zzzzz · 12/04/2013 21:27

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CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs · 12/04/2013 23:17

DS2 started 'getting' pronouns at about 7, and now at 9 very rarely gets them wrong.

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chuckeyegg · 13/04/2013 08:06

Thank you all for you advise and support, it's so good to hear your children have improved with this. I'm sure we will get there in time.

Thanks again. x

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MareeyaDolores · 13/04/2013 13:31

I pointed (like makaton) whenever using anyone's name and for the pronouns. And always said stuff twice, so he got a subliminal prompt for the grammar etc plus two goes to 'hear' the key words.

'Mummy says ds1 get-in the car DS1, I want you to get-in the car'

MareeyaDolores · 13/04/2013 13:35

He had the pronouns is echolalic sentabces for ages before he started understanding their workings properly, and he got I/My first.
Still remember him saying (at 5, I think, 'I can Go by myself... swiftly followed 'and mummy go by 'mummy-self ')

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