Here are the top 5 tips from the Speech therapist, Frances Johnstone. Learn how you can help your autistic child using these simple 5 step strategy. <br><br>A child's speech is not adequate for functional speech (meaning that the child isn't talking), you will need to introduce various forms of augmentative-alternative communication (AAC) until you find a method that works for the child. Communication problems. A person with autism may have one or more of these communication challenges:<br><br>1. The trouble with conversational skills, which include eye contact and gestures <br><br>2. Trouble understanding the meaning of words outside the context where they were learned<br><br>3. Memorization of things heard without knowing what's been said<br>Reliance on echolalia -- the repeating of another's words as they are being said -- as the main way to communicate<br><br>4. Little understanding of the meaning of words or symbols <br><br>5. Lack of creative language<br><br>Because of these challeng...
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