Whisper Soft
Imagine not being able to speak. Imagine knowing information and not to share or hurt and not being able to tell anyone where. These are some of the reasons for the communication is so important to everyone.
Now complicate the inability to communicate with uncomfortable. Think of the awkward scratching the clothes on your body. There is a balance in their body on the hard surface of a chair? What if you do not know how to change to relieve the pressure?
Now think of the sounds. Do you hear the gentle hiss a heater or the whisper of a fan? Some children with autism hear the whistle himself as a deafening sound and the fan spit like a rattle sound booming. The sounds and others cause pain and disorientation.
Now think about what it is as if somehow, some way you could tell someone about this. You could say what hurts or what he was strong. You could tell they were afraid he'd fall in the chair. What a relief. This is part of the communication of reasons in any way, shape or form is as important to a child with autism. Not for ourselves as parents, but for them.
Back to the "what if … What if your child could talk? You could say what damage and whether altered. What a wonderful thing. But there was still something missing.
One day offered your child macaroni and cheese. They were not happy. He threw a tantrum. You have no idea why. Unknown to you and me his son wanted meat. Really, I really wanted meat. Your child with autism have no words to say that although he loved macaroni and cheese, meat wanted today. How frustrating.
Even when our children have words that need to be taught to communicate with those words. Although the behavior is a form of communication we are not giving our children the tools they use words if not in some way. It might be spoken word, signed word, communication boards, communication tools or what is expressed.
From these forms of communication that we can go to communication skills. One is to be polite in conversation, another is to make small talk, and yet another is to make comparisons. The list can continue. Communication is so important for many reasons.
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Mylinda Elliott is the parent of five children. The third of the five has Autism which was diagnosed early on. The fourth of the five children has Aspergers. She is a self taught expert on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Mylinda Elliott has also worked professionally in the disability world for the past fifteen years. She is considered the “Go To” woman for advice or resources on disabilities.
