Helping an autistic child (Kasiru) improve speech is very important. Encourage the child to expand their utterance by repeating what they say though you should add some words, if the child gives grammatically wrong sentence.

Respond with correct grammar instead of asking the child to repeat the correct word. Congratulate the child when he communicates correctly. If the child’s language confuses you, give feedback requesting that he/she helps you understand. If the child has difficulty organising what he/she wants to say, provide a structured question e.g tell me where you went over the weekend.

Encourage the child to increase his expressions by asking open-ended questions and encourage them to comment on what they say. Allow extra time for the child to think and formulate a responce. The cause of autism is not known although studies in most universities around the world including Oxford University point to genetic and environmental changes.

Its symptoms may appear during infancy and the disorder is diagnosed at the age of thee years and these are: lack of eye contact, you could not share or relate emotions, inability to converse, repetitive use of words, echoing words without meaning.

Other symptoms are absence of imaginative play typical to 2 year age group, intense concentration while playing with child colleagues and compulsive engagement in activities that served no purpose.

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