When my son was younger he had alot of frustration with his lack of language. It didn’t help us that alot of his words sounded the same; purple, apple, tumble. He got so upset when we couldn’t understand him, but the second you said the right work, he calmed instantly. It still happens, but he doesn’t get quite as upset as his skills at telling you what he is saying has greatly improved, he will gesture and sign and we are learning how to read him too.
Communication is not all about speech.
We have seen a huge improvement in this since he started primary 2. His speech is really coming on but also his communication with us in gestures is fantastic. We are having fewer and fewer frustrating meltdowns now.
Super Autism Mum 