speech

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What interventions work best for developing speech? My son is beginning to

speak and I want to help him emerge in this area. He gets speech therapy and is

in an autism unit at school. He uses pictures and a computerized aug com device

at school, but not at home. He uses signs, gestures and a few words at home.

Are there specific supplements or techniques we can use to pull out those words?

He is gfcfsf and has been for several years, but we are going to try enzymes

along with the diet soon and then maybe challenge the diet. He is taking daily

vitamins from Dr. Sears and Coromega orange flavored omega 3 supplements. He

also takes 1.5-3 mg of melatonin each night which has helped his sleep

issues(they developed 6 months ago after always being a terrific sleeper). He

has some giggling episodes also and some hyperactivity and his stimming is

running back and forth and touching his privates like he has to pee. He has

trouble engaging with othersand

would much rather stick to his obsessions. We are on a tight budget so giving

up the diet for enzymes might make it possible to try other supplements and

treatments.

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