Autism or Not, A Mother’s Love For The Sound Of “O” From Her Son

My Son’s  “O” (The O is made as if you were imitating a dinosaur, but the dinosaur only chose to say “O”) By: Lisa Cortez                                                          Contributor to: specialneedsinmycity.org My 2-year-old son has speech delays. He is trying to learn sounds, but it’s hard for him. When a behavioral interventionist first probed him for sounds, an “O” came out. “Hooray!” They yelled, “Good job!” They reinforced this sound.  As time went by, they.

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