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My 5 Year Old Granddaughter Is Uncooperative With Speech Therapy Or Anything Challenging. Behavioral Psych Ideas Aren't Working. Ideas?
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posted June 26, 2012
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.(the dad)...it might not work every child is different..i would have the same problems with my 4 year old...when it came to asking for snack's etc..but i tried the pec's card it works but it will take some time..maybe print some pictures of the thing's she likes and laminate them if possible..slowly introduce her to the items so that she starts understanding that the card represents what she might want at the time and repeat it to her as much as u can..so her ears start understaning the words..im not sure if its true but some words might sound completly different to her than to us...i read that in a book some were...but sing allong help ALLOT...i do maybe 15 minutes infront of mirror with her so that she sees my vocal gesture's and she will mimic them eventually...try to set up a envirement in were she feel's comfterble with her sorrounding's...maybe some floor play time with other kids her age might help her open her mind abit more...its been about 2 years since i started doing that with her..she say's more words randomly and aswell she asks for her snacks more often rather than taking me by the hand and gesturing what she want's...MUSIC INSTRUMENTS ARE ANOTHER WAY OF SPEAKING...

posted June 27, 2012
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For my 5 yr old, it has to be fun & not seem like work (for any kind of therapy). Silly, fun things work best as well as being with a therapist he enjoys. It depends on the therapist too - my son has to feel some connection to them to want to do what they ask (in my opinion). A visual schedule helps, so he knows what will be coming up...as does some type of motivator. This activity & THEN this fun thing (whatever interests him at the time & that changes. Rarely is it a food item, because he's such a picky eater). ABA seems to have more success with him because it's more play based. Speech therapists - it's hit or miss for each session. He can be doing really well with one therapist (he's had a number of them over the years) and all of a sudden things get rough & he has meltdowns.

posted July 1, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

Also if he ask for something he wants, we tell him "to cooperate with the therapist and you get what you want".

posted June 27, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

The behavioral/medicinal approach wasn't working for my son Joshua that's for sure. He was getting worse by the second. The Son-Rise program by the Autism Treatment Center of America does provide an alternate approach. It is a big commitment but I now have a son who can spontaeneously say, "I love you mom" "thanks mom for the smoothie" at the right times and give eye contact. He was functionally non-verbal 9 months ago and had head banging tantrums. He has made tremendous progress and while I'm the first to say it's been a difficult road, I can say it's well worth it. You can order an informational packet for free and in it there is enough information to give it a try and see if it could be of help to you. http://www.autismtreatmentcenter.org/autism-res...

posted June 26, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

When my son was uncooperative, as punishment I take away what he likes temporarily which help in controlling him.

posted June 27, 2012

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