Start Here | First Words, First Signs: Helping Your Autistic Child Communicate (Kakanda)

Presenter: Ibrahim Mohammed Aliyu Free autism help for parents, in Kakanda. In this video: your child's first way of asking. A word, a hand sign and a picture all count as asking. Choose two things your child loves most, and one short word for each. Keep them in sight and out of reach, so there is a moment to teach in. When your child reaches, help fully at first, then help a little less each time. Accept whatever arrives, a word, a hand sign, or a picture handed to you, and say the word clearly once as you give the item. Around ten chances a day, spread across the day, and keep the same two words for a few weeks. Some children ask on their own within two weeks, and others take longer. Both are ordinary. The strategies in these videos come from published behavior-analytic research. The sources are listed at abaworld.org/start-here PRESENTER Ibrahim Mohammed Aliyu is a fourth year dental student in Nigeria. He works on public education in personal and environmental hygiene, dental outreach to schools, advocacy for girls' education, and mentoring the students coming up behind him. He volunteers with ABA World as an Autism Ally. Watch video one, Join Their World: youtu.be/6SBo9MvFIsE All the Kakanda videos: abaworld.org/kakanda Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ11tWuamp9Y Subscribe. The next one will find you. Other languages: abaworld.org/start-here ABA World is a nonprofit organization. abaworld.org #autism #Kakanda #parenting