Hi,
I have a 4 year old son who has autism. His problems include disordered speech (says lots of names and random words all the time, says the question and the answer... too much to describe in one page ), lack of interest in socialising with peers, social interaction and social communication).

Difficult to know how LR is going because he doesn't feedback. He is very fixated on the LR Lite version where he likes Action Words and acts them out at random moments!!  I should do more with him but I think he prefers YBCR
Feel free to ask me any questions xx

Hi everyone,
My mum bought my one year old a push along dog on wheels for learing to walk.  Just wondering if this is bad for developpment according to Doman or any other sources.  Many thanks.

Lovely thanks, Skippy. 
I will have a closer look when the kids are being less of a handful.  It already looks good.  Many many thanks
xx

Wow, thanks for your replies and interest everybody.

No, I really can't get it cheaper than £350 UK Pounds.  I live in the UK where everything is expensive and I've been told that the timber alone is £200.   It would cost £80 just to make Doman's door bar by a joiner.  Really wouldn't trust my husband to do it!

Wolfwind, what Montessori daily activities do you suggest instead?

The reason I am worried for my son are that he has a squint in both eyes, wears glasses, has very poor speech for his age and a small lung artery (in fact, a small right lung too) left over from a birth defect called Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. 

Just seen bars at the local park but they are pretty far apart and I can't do them myself really... not without getting serious callouses and it being very hard work!

Many thanks to everyone for their interest, please keep it coming!
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Hello everyone,

I apologise for the brachiation obsession.  I really need to know if it's worth paying £360 to have some monkey bars made at a financially difficult period.

1) Did you have monkey bars built for your child?
2) Were they the size recommended by Doman or smaller?
3) How many times a day did they do it?
4) What benefits did you see, which you believe came from brachiation itself?

Many thanks

Thanks Nic, that is very interesting.  So she learned to brachiate in a few seconds?

I am currently asking local joiners how much it would cost to fit Doman's door bar as recommended in the physically superb book.

There is some kind of speech issue where the brain races faster than the person can speak, but I only heard it from a friend who was researching for me.
How old is your DD?  How long was it before she started to speak?

He doesn't seem to be a late talker. (well, obviously he is) but I think  there is more to it.  He doesn't have what I call "joined up thinking".  The other day all the kids went to preschool in fancy dress adn he always takes a toy in.  I thought it was cool that he wanted to take a toy camera in that day, like he understood.  However, I am sure he didn't line up the kids and take pretend pictures of them.  I'm sure he just stood in the corner by himself, tapping the camera against the wall, or soemthing. 

"Joined up thinking" also means things like, when mummy points, he looks (started recently) and when mummy blows bubbles, Anthony comes to look (spent days blowing them by myself) or speech in context or waving to someone who has waved at him.  THings like that....

All the best, `

thank you, so kind.  his preschool report doesnt read well at all.... cant just leave him to rot.  as master uguay said in kung fu panda film, "there are no accidents".  i believe i came across diman because i need him. a;; the best to you x

Hello everyone,

DS1 is 3.5 years old and has some problems.  We don't know if it's autism or a communication disorder or what, but his speech is pretty random (when I pick him up from preschool, he doesn't say hello mummy, more like watermelon or something). He doesn't answer questions and doesn't seem capable of spontaneous speech.  Everything he says seems learned, eg "Good morning Christine" even when he's speaking to Helen, etc etc.

I feel I have to do something, so I'm going to get the local joiner to build me some monkey bars in my living room.  Just wondering how long you think it will take him to be able to brachiate?  And how long til we see results in his speech and language?
Many thanks xx

Wow! That's amazing.  Thank you everyone.  I'venever had such a good response!

I love Indian food too and owuld be very grateful for any suitable baby recipes, if you have time?

Many many thanks everyone xx

 :Thanks everyone! Very kind of you.

I actually live in the UK and a frien'ds cousin is buying me the box sets from the US. I think they will get them from Ebay or amazon or wherever they see fit.   I don't think they are available here in the UK, but I will let them know.  Thanks Kizudo

Hi,
I posted some time ago that my 3y4m son was responding well to YBCR.  We thought he was just slow in talking due to bilingualism but in fact, it looks like he has some central processing issues or receptive / expressive language issues, although nothing has been diagnosed.

He learns symbols very well (alphabet, numbers, car logos, world flags, countries on the map etc) and knows a lot of nursery rhymes in English and French, knows some set phrases in Turkish BUT
1) none of his speech seems spontaneous (just trots out "learned" phrases ie says "Good morning Christine" at Preschool, even when it's Christine's day off)
2) He cannot answer questions, although "what's that?" is very good now and "where is...?" is getting there.

He was off ill last week so I decided to blast him with YBCR dvds.  I knew they helped but the effect has been amazing!  Made lots of relevant comments in context and has even laughed and played with another child!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy!  I'm going to order YCCR right now!!!

Hello everyone,

I did a bit of Doman when my son was younger and he is now 7m and 3 weeks, crawling very fast and he has now just pulled himself up!!!  I'm wondering what everyone feeds their super active babies because his level activity exceeds his ability/patience to eat solids and his growth chart isn't looking too good. 
I wonder if anyone else is experiencing this and if you have thought of any high-cal foods?  I don't want to give him sugar just yet.  He isn't keen on meat. 
I am thinking about cooked cream (creme brulee without sugar? Don't know if it works) or peanut butter (is that allowed?)
Ideas very welcome
Thanks

Hi,
I also put labels at his height.  He seems to have some kind of speech processing disorder so I can't tell you if he knows how to spell various words, but I think it's going in, quietly, a bit like the story books which he never appears to listen to....
Good luck

Yay! Brilliant!! Nice work, guys

Congratulations Zozo and Welcome to the world, Yasmin!

We are in the UK too, Derbyshire.  I have two sons aged three and 7 months.

You are going to love this forum! x