Post by Sofia on Jan 22, 2017 8:41:11 GMT 9
I am reaching a point where I am full of worries about our son. He just started nursery and his teacher has talked to us about her concerns of his behaviour. She claims to be no expert but from her experience she thinks our son is showing autistic tendencies. He doesn't engage with other children and is happy to be on his own, although we have noticed he likes looking at them when they all run around.
He is almost 3.5, he has been brought up bilingual since birth (I speak Spanish and my husband speaks English to him). He has been coming on in his speech, though he doesn't quite talk in sentences. Sometimes he has said a couple of sentences but still usually communicates with 1 or 2 words. He has an amazing vocabulary in both languages. He can count to 200 in both languages and knows his ABC and all the sounds. It is hard to have a conversation with him, he would answer simple questions but, for instance, would never tell us what he did at nursery. He repeats a lot of rhymes, songs, book lines or dialogues from his favourite TV shows. He can spell and can read his name and a couple of words but hasn't quite got the hang of reading.
We are in the process of getting him checked up for a diagnosis. We always thought he was different but we saw that a something special, he is very clever and has a sense of humour, he doesn't look us in the eye a lot but when he does he always has a smile and loves being praised. His attention span has improved but still a bit short, he is full of energy and happy, LOVES running (he seems to be collecting bruises and bumps on his head as a hobby).
We have always been very committed to his bilingual upbringing and it has shown us great results because he does say more than before, his speech has never deteriorated in either language, but I am longing for the day when we can have a little chat, even a very simple one...so far our chats are about the amount of clouds in the sky.
It feels like he has all he needs to talk but obviously that hasn't clicked. We are in no way intending to switch to one language because we don't think that will help.
I am trying to find ways to encourage him with this, but sometimes he starts getting flustered when he feels he is being asked too much and just says random answers instead of actually listening to what I am asking or just decides to say a sentence very quickly so his speech isn't clear. He makes an effort, though.
I appreciate any suggestions on how we can help him with his speech.
Thank you,
Sofia
He is almost 3.5, he has been brought up bilingual since birth (I speak Spanish and my husband speaks English to him). He has been coming on in his speech, though he doesn't quite talk in sentences. Sometimes he has said a couple of sentences but still usually communicates with 1 or 2 words. He has an amazing vocabulary in both languages. He can count to 200 in both languages and knows his ABC and all the sounds. It is hard to have a conversation with him, he would answer simple questions but, for instance, would never tell us what he did at nursery. He repeats a lot of rhymes, songs, book lines or dialogues from his favourite TV shows. He can spell and can read his name and a couple of words but hasn't quite got the hang of reading.
We are in the process of getting him checked up for a diagnosis. We always thought he was different but we saw that a something special, he is very clever and has a sense of humour, he doesn't look us in the eye a lot but when he does he always has a smile and loves being praised. His attention span has improved but still a bit short, he is full of energy and happy, LOVES running (he seems to be collecting bruises and bumps on his head as a hobby).
We have always been very committed to his bilingual upbringing and it has shown us great results because he does say more than before, his speech has never deteriorated in either language, but I am longing for the day when we can have a little chat, even a very simple one...so far our chats are about the amount of clouds in the sky.
It feels like he has all he needs to talk but obviously that hasn't clicked. We are in no way intending to switch to one language because we don't think that will help.
I am trying to find ways to encourage him with this, but sometimes he starts getting flustered when he feels he is being asked too much and just says random answers instead of actually listening to what I am asking or just decides to say a sentence very quickly so his speech isn't clear. He makes an effort, though.
I appreciate any suggestions on how we can help him with his speech.
Thank you,
Sofia
