When a child is unable to speak or cannot access their words all of the time, parents may rely on asking yes and no questions to figure out what their child is trying to communicate. Many children with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodiverse profiles may struggle to understand and respond to these types of questions, further complicating communication interactions. How do parents help their child with autism to understand and answer yes and no questions more successfully?
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If your child is struggling to speak, you may wonder what you can do to help ease frustration and promote more successful communication interactions. Many children develop creative ways to help others understand their attempts to communicate, such as pointing, using gestures, and acting things out to add clarity to their message. All of these forms of communication that lay outside of spoken words are part of a system called Augmentative and Alternative Communication or AAC.
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