My Grandson Jacob was diagnosed with Autism by the age of 18 months. He is now 4 1/2 years old, non-verbal and very much struggling with all the challenges that come with having Autism. We have not seen much hope that he will ever talk, until recently when he got a hold of the index cards that came with his My Baby Can Read Program. I was so upset with him because he dumped every card out of their boxes and onto the living room floor - what a mess!
I told him to CLEAN UP with a stern voice, because he knows how to clean and he knows better than to make a mess. Well, just as he started to clean it up...a card with the word CUP stood out to me, so I asked him, 'Jacob, where is the word CUP?' Much to my surprise, he searched the pile and low and behold...he found the card and handed it to me! It didn't stop there - I asked him to give me the card with word Chimpanzee, and he did. He went on to get every one of the words right. My Baby Grandson Can Read -Wow!
We were told by his Doctor that since he can read, it is likely that he may soon teach himself to speak. I can't wait to give you that good report in the near future, Jacob has so much locked up inside and he is just beginning to unwrap it all...
Howell, NJ