Theraputic interventions to develop speech & communication traits in nonverbal kids

1. Issues & Development of Speech
Communication in Autism
By : Imrana Shakoor
Speech LanguagePathologist
RBT certified BACB-USA

2. Speech deficit in Autism
❖No speech/mutism
❖Articulation & phonological problem
➢Clarity of speech
➢Sound errors or replacement
❖Speech delay& rehabilitation of organic problems
❖ tongue tie.
❖Echolalic (Parrot) Speech: repeat what other persons say.
❖Lack of contextual & creative language.
❖Prosodic issues
▪ Voice problem
➢High /low pitch & volume
➢Cries, shrieks in harsh sounds Imrana Shakoor-SLP

3. Child Speech Developmental Model
Social-interaction
emotion
comprehension
Parents
SLP
Sp. Educator
Facilitators
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4. • Social Skills
• Environmental Interaction.
• Articulation therapy
• Fluency: Stuttering & clarity
• Language : Cultural & grammatical
structure
• Voice: characteristic & intonation of voice.
• Comprehension : Joint attention
➢ Eye contact
➢ Facial expression
• Language : Understanding of spoken words
Speech Therapy
Receptive Skills
Expressive
Skills
Pragmatics
Skills
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5. Articulation Therapy- speech sounds: Difficulty with the movements of
the articulators necessary for the production of Speech
Means:
Oral motor Exercises
Sound placement training
Prospects:
• Oral muscles toning- facilitate chewing & swallowing
• Drooling control
• Development of proper sounds pattern
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6. Receptive Measures
• Learning through listening
• Providing clear speech
• speaking simple language
• Providing natural therapy
• Conversational based
Expressive Measures
• Development of appropriate sounds
pattern for speech production
• Vocabulary building
➢ Words Imitation
➢ Labelling
➢ Modeling
• Creating reasons to use language
• Multi driplinery approach
• Group/Social Skills
VERBAL INTEREVNTIONS
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7. Pragmatics/social Skills
use of language in social contexts and the
ways people produce and
comprehend meaning through language.
Means:
❖ Social Stories: specifically defined style
and format for understanding rules,
routines, situations.
❖ Group activities
❖ Role & cooperative Play
Adoptability of social
situation
Supporting Behavior
Prospects
Self-determine living
Contextual interaction
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8. Speech Development Approaches:
• Traditional phonetic approach: also known as motor-based
approach. (i.e auditory discrimination) stimulate correct
productions of sounds.
• Picking sounds & words from environment
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