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  There is a lot you can do as a parent to help your child develop her language At three months , your baby will smile back at you when you smile at her. Keep smiling at her. When they make sounds, copy them.   This will a great start to language acquisition Sing to your baby and play music, this will help with her brain development. At six months, start r eading to your baby from colorful picture books and talk about them. When she babbles, show excitement and say, “yes! That’s a cat”, assuming the picture in the book is a cat. Anytime your child looks at something, point to it and mention the name of the object. At nine months , teach your child how to wave and say, “bye bye”. Shake your head and say, “no”, so she learns the meaning of that word. At one year , talk or sing about what you are doing. For example, if you are bathing her, say “mommy is washing your hair”, or sing, “this is the way to wash your hair”. Build on what your baby tries to say. If he says “da,”...

  WHAT IS AUTISM? Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by: 1.         an impairment in social interaction 2.       . an impairment in communication 3.         restricted repetitive behaviours, interests and activities. Being neurodevelopmental means that it arises from the brain and affects the child’s ability to learn and develop skills necessary for him to perform his everyday function. For a diagnosis of ASD to be made, the symptoms should have started in the early years of life and the symptoms should not be attributable to any other medical condition. ASD is a spectrum. Some patients are mildly affected while others are severely affected. Autism occurs more in boys than in girls. Some are verbal (can speak) while others  cannot (non-verbal) WHAT CAUSES AUTISM? The cause of autism is still unknown.  At first, it was believed that it resulted from the attitude of cold or u...