Toilet and Personal Care
I need the toilet Poo This noise means heavy effort. If he is on the toilet at the time, it generally means that he is doing a poo!
Other common words
#Idea Sometimes you can have a good idea! #Hiding Someone is hiding/playing peek-a-boo #Helping Friends help each other
Food and drink!
James loves food! Sausages and any form of potatoe could be eaten all day long! He has a few food words which we capture here Drink If James wants more to drink he will make a slurping noise. He want necessarily get someones attention before making this noise and may do it very quietly. If you think you hear it, it is worth checking he...
Out and About
Things you might see out and about Car James will sign car. It might be because he is thinking about heading home, or if on a long walk, double checking that we are going to get back to the car eventually! Fire Engines Diggers Look at that Look at that Look isn’t it funny Look isn’t it exciting
Health
James has a few words for health like things. Doctor James points to his chest for doctor, as doctors listen to your chest. Sometimes if you tell him something hurts, he will tell you he needs a doctor! Dentist Dentists look at your teeth And you say ‘aaaaah’ at the dentist
Emotions and stims
James can ususally make his emotions known but here is a few noises that may be useful. Funny A good giggle Flapping James flaps like many on the autistic spectrum - it is generally an excited emotion. Screaching James will ‘screach’. This stim is can be an excited noise but can move into overwhelemed or overstimulated. Hitting the back of his head This stim is...
Animals
James likes animals! Pig James will sign pig for just about any animal! Dog James has a dog - called Jet - and so there are lots of words he uses round dogs. Generally his word for dog is a panting noise! Ball James makes a ‘Blblblbl’ noise for ball ( and bubble and sometimes balloon) No one else can pronounce this word! Noses Animals...
Saying hello and goodbye!
James likes meeting new people (especially dog walkers). He has a few words that he uses consistently. Hello James will say hello if you ask him to. He will also use it to get someones attention when out and about. Aaah James uses ‘aaah’ for hugs, babies, dogs or other animals. He sometimes uses it for ‘goodbye’ because people hug when they say goodbye! James...
Basics
Yes James will sign “yes” in response to some questions. They have to be quite direct questions, e.g. do you want cereal, while holding the cereal. You need to be careful because sometimes he will just sign “yes” to make you stop asking him questions. No In general James won’t say “no” in response to a question, he will just ignore you. But he might...
Testing
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