Ming from Agents of Speech explains how to get autistic children talking during speech therapy. Build routines around what they already like to play, because language needs a natural context. Flashcards work for some kids because they're predictable.
You create a routine that the child like but you're kind of using the rigidity of that, oh, I must finish this puzzle against them and they must communicate with you now because now they understand, oh, you have the puzzle. Do you know where they are? And that's why I need help and that's why I'm going to talk to you. Let's move on to play routines. So what I talked about creating the opportunities are very linked to play routines. Play routines are something that we must be teaching children at speech therapy. The reason why is because if we don't have play then we have no context to teach language. Sometimes when you see speech therapy with children there's a lot of cards, visuals, you know those work flashcards, those work with autistic children very well and that's because they're more like there's no change in it. It's very factual and that's why it's easy.
