OT Teaching KiKI to read or sign?

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Has anybody here taught a (toddler) 23 month old how to read or do

sign language that is not wanting to talk much and still throwing

tantrums due to frustration of not getting her point accross. I saw a

book for AS titled " When Babies READ " . Did not buy it yet.

She is showing GREAT interest in cards with words on them. She use to

stim with cards for ever, but now we have turned it into a game. Her

stimming has been gone for a week yesturday. She loves those cards.

She also has learned a few signs since SCD started. Before she would

become furious and shut down if we tried to get her to communicate.

She has been using her voice more for the first time in her life since

starting SCD, but although trying to talk (babbleing more than

anything), rather quite still and still often screaming to get her

point accross when she has a need or becomes frustrated. She is being

assessed/evaluated for therapy for speech and what ever else, this

20th. Improved but want others suggestions. It would be nice if we

could help her communicate better, she is so smart..but her thoughts

are trapped by little language.

Antoinete (23 month old coming out of autism/celiac/injured intestines)