And in the case of our son, he’s figured out how to ask for it. Like most of his breakthrough’s this one came out of nowhere and simply floored both his therapist and his parents.
He signed More, and is trying very hard to say it!
For those not versed in Baby sign language,”More” is signed by bringing the tips of the fingers together with your thumbs touching the index finger of each hand, like so:
It’s a simple thing, but very important. It gives my son one more tool in his arsenal of things that he can request on his own, even if it is just “more of something”. The fact that he is completely aware that he’s supposed to be saying the word with the motion is something inspiring in it’s own right. he’s still just making a noise, but he’s trying. He signed “more” five times during today’s therapy session, and has done so several more times since, though I’ll admit to not knowing what he wanted more of.
And he’s looking right at us when he does it.
Eye contact is a huge issue with people in the autistic spectrum. Since they usually have difficulty understanding facial expressions, autistic kids just don’t bother looking at faces. Lil’ B. has gotten much better at this. He seems to be getting a small understanding of facial expressions as well, which is heartwarming, since it will make his life a lot easier if he can understand a person’s emotions by the way they look, rather than having to guess at it.
I’m sure there was something else I was supposed to say here, but I can’t remember it right at the moment.
Peace All, I’m out!
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Yay!!! That is huge progress! I love being reminded about the signs too! My youngest one was taught this as a baby…