Jingle Bells. Under the Sea. You are my Sunshine. Tomorrow. The Hot Dog song. Happy and You Know It. Heads, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes.
Just some of the songs that Brian can sing independently and frequently does.
If only I could figure out how to carry over these techniques to just plain old talking to me, telling me what he wants, saying what's making him mad, and telling me when he's happy.
I hold on to the hope that if he can sing songs he will be able to do those other things some day!
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I feel like this all the time. If she can run around spouting off the lines to an episode of Super WHY!, then surely she may be able to carry on a conversation with me and others. For so long I just wanted her to talk, to hear her voice, for her to have the power to express herself and get her needs and wants met. Of course, now that she CAN talk, it's not enough for me. That's been a pattern here. I have said "if only..." and then when she gets there, it's not enough. I want MORE MORE MORE!
The good news is that, yes, if they can memorize lines and repeat them, they can TALK. We'll just keep on working our asses off to get that more more more we're after :)
Maybe you can find some songs that express those emotions for him to use when appropriate?
I feel like this all the time. If she can run around spouting off the lines to an episode of Super WHY!, then surely she may be able to carry on a conversation with me and others. For so long I just wanted her to talk, to hear her voice, for her to have the power to express herself and get her needs and wants met. Of course, now that she CAN talk, it's not enough for me. That's been a pattern here. I have said "if only..." and then when she gets there, it's not enough. I want MORE MORE MORE!
The good news is that, yes, if they can memorize lines and repeat them, they can TALK. We'll just keep on working our asses off to get that more more more we're after :)
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