letters and numbers

[salondon]

Hello all

While aba has helped our asd daughter acquire skills like matching and imitation, I am struggling with academics.

She can match an copy the sounds. But for a year now, she hasn't learnt letters & numbers. She can match plastic letters to flash cards. But won't point to them.

Same with counting. We prompt 1 button 2 buttons and stop. But she doesn't get it.

I am able to do ot work using aba. Why doesn't this work for academics?

I am so done.

All of what zzzz says. Especially cereal labels. After all, people are paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to design and advertise these products.

But imho you can't beat linking the Golden Arches symbol to a certain place for any dc with an interest in getting a toy, some chips & a fruit shoot...

Surely m&ms go under the M

Generalises to this amazing ABA colours tool [[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/watch-mm-sorting-machine-impressively-4889766]]

www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/watch-mm-sorting-machine-impressively-4889766

Aargh. MIL is staying and the constant effort to hold my tongue has temporarily robbed me of basic mumsnetting skills

I shall try these out. Thanks again

She will get it. I know it's not much of an advice but she will.

We spent ages on a very simple programme for my daughter much to my surprise as she usually masters things quickly. We did every trick under the sun but she was doll getting it wrong.

I think something "switches on" at some point and they just get it?

Keep repeating, lots of ABC songs on youtube and singing (which I'm sure you are already doing).

She will get it eventually.