Communication is an area people with autism have difficulties with. Our son is 8 now and is developing, at a very slow pace. He was non verbal until a couple of years ago. His speech is improving and we have less instances of us not understanding him now which is a good feeling. For the first time I see progression.
Understanding is still a problem. If I ask him, what did you do as school today? He just looks at me. If I ask, did you paint in school today? He will say yes, and then I check with the teacher if he did – often getting no as the answer! But I keep trying and hopefully he will understand one day and we will have a conversation.
A lovely moment happened yesterday. The school bus arrived to drop him off after school. He jumped off the bus and said “Chloe Mario and Luigi” (we are going through a Super Mario phase) then went into the house. This is normal, he jumps off the bus and runs in the house knowing I have a snack ready for him! But this time he came back out holding his Mario and Luigi figures and held them up for Chloe, who sits behind him on the bus, to see. He stepped on the bus again for Chloe to get a better look at them. Chloe was excited saying she loves Mario, and he had a big smile on his face. It was so nice to see him interact with a friend ❤
Super Autism Mum 