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I was trained in narration by a team of speech pathologists for my child with a global developmental disorder and speech delay. It sounded awkward to my introverted self, unused to speaking like this, but it was a crucial part of my child's therapies.

Said child is now graduating high school with a 4.67 gpa and is off to a good college.

You sound ignorant on a host of developmental issues, OP. Please inform yourself before pronouncing judgment.
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+1 I did this/(do this!) with my autistic child with a language disorder… and a host of other things that might look strange to parents with just neurotypical kids. Especially in the younger years, when my son looked more “normal” I got a lot of looks and even had some parents interfere. [/quote]

Same. Picture me yelling from the bottom of the water slide and my 5 year old kid at the top crying because the other kids were just going around him to use the slide because he was hesitant and not close enough to the entrance for them to understand he was waiting. "Larlo! Move closer to the slide! Use your body to show the other kids that you are want a turn!" Move closer to the slide!"

I also was taught to narrate as he tried new foods. Objective words to give him vocabulary for the sensations so there could be more nuance than "yuck" and "yum".

I know other people judged. Good times![/quote]

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