Re: Does Babbling Mean he will talk?

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Hi ,I am experienced the same feelings and still experiencing.Please know that is always a hope there. My son was talking, than he lost his ability to even say or make a noise for years. than his speech emerged again babbling and slowly starting to say some words. He still can not communicate effectively. he doesn't talk like kids at his age. he is almost 9 yrs now. Improvement is slow, but as long as you see any improvement is a good sign. I speak from my experience, and I am by no means an expert.

My advice is to have hope, we have dark day and I thank God that I have this group to lift my spirit.Love your child, and encourage your child and things will go in the positive direction for both of you.Hugs to you

Tunde

 

I've been having a down moment again. Although I try my hardest to be strong and see my 4 1/2 yr old sons' slow improvement, I can't help but think if he would ever speak. He babbles, even whe he says mama or daddy is not in context. It still is pretty much seem to be part of his babbling. I want so much for him to talk. I understand that communication can be done in differen't ways. How do I know theres' a good chance of him talking happening?

Thanks in advance....

-- " Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. " MLK

[Guest guest]

...YES, babbling does mean that he has the ability to talk. We

worked with a researcher from Sick Kids Hospital's Autism Research

Unit and I posed the same question to her (both of my kids were

babbling at the time) and she said that as long as they can babble,

they have the ability to talk. She said that whether or not " talking "

will come in a meaningful context (as in the ability to communicate or

whether talking will come in the form of random words being spoken

without context), they have no way to predict that yet. She'd been

working in the ASD research field for a long time and in her team's

experience, kids who can babble definitely have the ability to say

words and talk.

[Guest guest]

My son was non verbal and highly apraxic. He could however read. We got him a

speech device (vantage lite) where we focused on him learning to communicate in

language.

Two years later, when he really gained the ability to make sounds, he spoke

immediately.

My advice to anyone with a non verbal kid is to work on reading and writing and

also to work on any form of communication they can learn. Once they can

communicate and make start making sounds, require them to supplement their non

verbal communication with a verbalization.

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> I've been having a down moment again. Although I try my hardest to be strong

and see my 4 1/2 yr old sons' slow improvement, I can't help but think if he

would ever speak. He babbles, even whe he says mama or daddy is not in context.

It still is pretty much seem to be part of his babbling. I want so much for him

to talk. I understand that communication can be done in differen't ways. How do

I know theres' a good chance of him talking happening?

> Thanks in advance....

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Tunde, Alberta and Caryn, it gives me new hope to continue with my fight for my little son.Subject: Re: Does Babbling Mean he will talk?To: mb12valtrex Received: Tuesday, 29 May, 2012, 12:09 AM

...YES, babbling does mean that he has the ability to talk. We

worked with a researcher from Sick Kids Hospital's Autism Research

Unit and I posed the same question to her (both of my kids were

babbling at the time) and she said that as long as they can babble,

they have the ability to talk. She said that whether or not "talking"

will come in a meaningful context (as in the ability to communicate or

whether talking will come in the form of random words being spoken

without context), they have no way to predict that yet. She'd been

working in the ASD research field for a long time and in her team's

experience, kids who can babble definitely have the ability to say

words and talk.

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my ds is 15 yrs old now and still babbles. however, has good communication intent. meaning,

he is very good with AAC devices,pecs, etc. once in a blue moon, a spontaneous word excapes. but,

not actually talking. did a ton of bio medical / therapeutical stuff early on. little progress.

however, everyone is different. i have heard some stories that when these kids

hit puberty some start talking. i have not given up hope...

vicki

Re: Does Babbling Mean he will talk?

To: mb12valtrex

Received: Tuesday, 29 May, 2012, 12:09 AM

...YES, babbling does mean that he has the ability to talk. We

worked with a researcher from Sick Kids Hospital's Autism Research

Unit and I posed the same question to her (both of my kids were

babbling at the time) and she said that as long as they can babble,

they have the ability to talk. She said that whether or not "talking"

will come in a meaningful context (as in the ability to communicate or

whether talking will come in the form of random words being spoken

without context), they have no way to predict that yet. She'd been

working in the ASD research field for a long time and in her team's

experience, kids who can babble definitely have the ability to say

words and talk.

[Guest guest]

Just another word of hope: According to Dr. Goldberg, even (at least some) teenagers that didn't talk before can recover language with the right type of speech therapy. What you need is a speech pathologist who understands rehabilitation. The right approach would be to consider the child a stroke victim rather than a child with "autism" and work your way up the developmental ladder starting from the earliest skills. This information is from "The Myth of Autism". I hope it is of help... To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:08 AM Subject: Re: Does Babbling Mean he will talk?

Thank you Tunde, Alberta and Caryn, it gives me new hope to continue with my fight for my little son.Subject: Re: Does Babbling Mean he will talk?To: mb12valtrex Received: Tuesday, 29 May, 2012, 12:09 AM

...YES, babbling does mean that he has the ability to talk. We

worked with a researcher from Sick Kids Hospital's Autism Research

Unit and I posed the same question to her (both of my kids were

babbling at the time) and she said that as long as they can babble,

they have the ability to talk. She said that whether or not "talking"

will come in a meaningful context (as in the ability to communicate or

whether talking will come in the form of random words being spoken

without context), they have no way to predict that yet. She'd been

working in the ASD research field for a long time and in her team's

experience, kids who can babble definitely have the ability to say

words and talk.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Niina...I will research what you said:)

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[Guest guest]

yes! very true. that's why early on my son saw a specialist for that exact reason. was with her for about 3 yrs. had to stop due to

finances. she was very expensive but what do you expect from some one with a specific expertise. my son still only

babbles. however, im hopeful one day...

vicki

Re: Does Babbling Mean he will talk?

To: mb12valtrex

Received: Tuesday, 29 May, 2012, 12:09 AM

...YES, babbling does mean that he has the ability to talk. We

worked with a researcher from Sick Kids Hospital's Autism Research

Unit and I posed the same question to her (both of my kids were

babbling at the time) and she said that as long as they can babble,

they have the ability to talk. She said that whether or not "talking"

will come in a meaningful context (as in the ability to communicate or

whether talking will come in the form of random words being spoken

without context), they have no way to predict that yet. She'd been

working in the ASD research field for a long time and in her team's

experience, kids who can babble definitely have the ability to say

words and talk.