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Early stages communication -help and advice needed!

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BigTootsy · 13/09/2013 11:45

In brief: DD is 2.8. She's non verbal, using a few makaton signs sporadically ( finished, thank you, her adapted version of more, cat ) but it generally takes prompting and encouragent to elicit any signs. Her low muscle tone makes it hard for her too.She uses a joint button to say " more" or "finished", use of this is generally clear... But not always 100%. We have been trying a basic pecs - point or select a card for which toy she will play with, but I often feel she is more taken with the card itself rather than the image, if that makes sense.

The reason for the post is her behaviour. She is increasingly frustrated, resulting in throwing herself around, screaming and crying.

I can't seem to see a way through this. We have SALT and portage sporadically, and not over the summer break (?). I'm looking for advice,any book recommendations for me, websites etc.... Anything ! Or even heartening tales !

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sammythemummy · 13/09/2013 15:23

The book More Than Words is good, everyone recommended it to me and I now know why.

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Lookslikerain · 13/09/2013 16:29

More Than Words here too. Took my DS from single words to full sentences. Real easy, common sense type stuff that's easy to slot into everyday life.

osospecial · 14/09/2013 13:29

I'd recommend more than words book too. With my dd I found I had to use something really motivating to her to start with for pecs (Choc buttons) but she picked up to fact she had to hand me the card to get the choc really quick and it started off her understanding of how to request something+i was suprised how quickly she started saying 'choc' with it aswell. Now she is at a stage (age 4) that she will try and repeat words so I don't use the pecs now much. She has learnt to say juice, crisps, food, ipad, bath etc to request these and doesn't need a card. For new things that she doesn't know the word for I say it and she will repeat it and we just keep doing that until she remembers it. If its hard to get your dds attention (it was with my dd) then I'd start with her very favourie items/food. I thought my dd would never repeat words after me but her vocabulary is improving all the time now.

StarlightMcKenzie · 15/09/2013 11:25

More Than Words - yes. Start there.

Then I'd absolutely recommend enrolling yourself onto a PECS course.

PECS teaches communication and the benefits of communication and speech may or may not follow but is more likely to begin when the benefits of communicating are understood.

Ineedmorepatience · 15/09/2013 13:08

I agree about PECS I am using it with 2 children I work with at home. It is an amazing method of communication. Itnis great to see how excited the children become when they realise that they can communicate their wishes/needs effectively for the first time.

A word of warning though..... you might want to hide the biscuit symbol. Grin Wink

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