Behind The Breakthroughs

This is the fourth vignette that Dr. Nunez shares. In this vignette Dr. Nunez talks about the beauty of first words and the rewards of teaching children with autism how to communicate. She encourages parents to trust the process and always push for more. In this episode Dr. Nunez gives many examples of how to teach language to a child with autism. She encourages parents to ALWAYS expect more from their child. If your child is saying sounds get them to say words, if they are saying words get them to talk in sentences, if your child is talking in sentences then get them to converse and engage in reciprocal conversations. It takes a lot of patience and belief. The reward is being able hear your child’s beautiful voice. IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode Dr. Nunez talks about first words and getting children to talk and communicate. Nunez and Maylene start each show with a quote and they look up inspirational quotes that fit each episode. This week was hard to find a quote to fit the episode of a child’s first wor