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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs Smith" data-source="post: 77821" data-attributes="member: 3893"><p>My son didn't start preschool until he was almost 5yo. That extra year at home made a big difference in his development so you'll see alot of progress especially with the added therapies. I'm not a big fan of ABA or discreet trial therapies so I think you're doing the right thing working with him yourself.</p><p></p><p>I did want to mention the misconception re: speech/language deficits in High-Functioning Autism (HFA)/asperger's. The problem is pragmatics, not articulation. They usually have good vocabulary and general knowledge but they seem to be missing the more subtle nuances of language, the non-verbal kind. I found with my son that he was able to meet my expectations as long as he understood what was expected in the first place. Any misbehavior was always a cognitive misunderstanding, never a motivation problem. Once he knew what was expected, he always behaved appropriately. I wish the schools understood this. Punishments and rewards don't work because they don't clear up the comprehension problems. They really do speak a different language.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs Smith, post: 77821, member: 3893"] My son didn't start preschool until he was almost 5yo. That extra year at home made a big difference in his development so you'll see alot of progress especially with the added therapies. I'm not a big fan of ABA or discreet trial therapies so I think you're doing the right thing working with him yourself. I did want to mention the misconception re: speech/language deficits in High-Functioning Autism (HFA)/asperger's. The problem is pragmatics, not articulation. They usually have good vocabulary and general knowledge but they seem to be missing the more subtle nuances of language, the non-verbal kind. I found with my son that he was able to meet my expectations as long as he understood what was expected in the first place. Any misbehavior was always a cognitive misunderstanding, never a motivation problem. Once he knew what was expected, he always behaved appropriately. I wish the schools understood this. Punishments and rewards don't work because they don't clear up the comprehension problems. They really do speak a different language. [/QUOTE]
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