It's kinda strenous to teach them to speak, etc...they had a small span . Esp. when you teach them about colors, you don't know if they undertsnad them...On the other hand, my son is smart on most ways...he can easily manipulate on things and wants to see pictures, books, wants to play outide more and is happy to see guests coming in to our house since it's just the two of us most of the time. HWat type of books too is effective for them to use..where do I get pictures to use for him...You may e-mail me back at marizze31@hotmail.com... Thank you
We used the Signing Times videos and the whole family had a fun time learning the "secret language" of ASL. We worked our way through all 13 videos. My boy (PWS born at risk for autism) was fabulous with the signs and signing helped him communicate when he was having articulation problems. I love using signs to "yell" at my girls across the foom. And, my husband and I use the signs to communicate across the room all of the time. I believe that ASL can be quite beneficial for kids at risk for autism and can be made into a fun family pursuit.
PWSMom
For years we tried to teach my son colors, but he just could not learn them until we did the sign language sign for each color. Teach one color at a time, don't teach the next untill the first is learned. You would think that teaching the sign would make it more difficult but it really will help your child, please try it.