I interviewed the mother of B.G. who is 10 years old. B.G. was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Shortly after being diagnosed the mother quickly began to research and get answers from many different doctors. She got immediate help and professional diagnosis when B.G. was 3 years old. She noticed a lack of facial expression and minimal babbling or talking from B.G. Socially he was not sharing or making eye contact with peers or the parents. Because of those signs B.G.’s mother knew communication was not where it should be for a typical 3 years old. B.G.’s mother was highly concerned when it came to her child. It was something she was not familiar with, however knew it was not normal for her son not to make eye contact with her or smile when they were playing. B.G.’s doctor quickly recommended speech therapy to the mother.
At age three-and-half B.G. began to attend speech, occupational, and …show more content…
goes to speech two times a week and occupational and physical one time a week. The mother said B.G. was slow adjusting to the frequent visits of doctors and therapists, however he began to learn the routine. Still to this day B.G. is attending speech, OT, and PT, while continuing to progress amazingly. I had the chance to talk with B.G. during the interview about how he liked his speech therapist, and he said she was fun and he liked her. B.G.’s mother smiled and said they have had no issue or complaints. During the speech sessions they continue to reach different goals such as pronouncing difficult sounds or working to get two-three word combinations. The therapist shows the mother different mouth stretches she can work on with her son to improve movement. The mother said working closely with the speech therapist is a must. The therapist is very formative and great with her son. The therapist is always willing to answer any questions that the mother has about her son and for this reason the mother feels supported and happy for her decision of choosing the therapist she
At age three-and-half B.G. began to attend speech, occupational, and …show more content…
goes to speech two times a week and occupational and physical one time a week. The mother said B.G. was slow adjusting to the frequent visits of doctors and therapists, however he began to learn the routine. Still to this day B.G. is attending speech, OT, and PT, while continuing to progress amazingly. I had the chance to talk with B.G. during the interview about how he liked his speech therapist, and he said she was fun and he liked her. B.G.’s mother smiled and said they have had no issue or complaints. During the speech sessions they continue to reach different goals such as pronouncing difficult sounds or working to get two-three word combinations. The therapist shows the mother different mouth stretches she can work on with her son to improve movement. The mother said working closely with the speech therapist is a must. The therapist is very formative and great with her son. The therapist is always willing to answer any questions that the mother has about her son and for this reason the mother feels supported and happy for her decision of choosing the therapist she