Developing Expressive Language in Verbal Students With Autism Using Rapid Prompting Method

This Book Was Written For A Group Of Students With Autism Who Have Speech- Enough To State Requests Or Recite Dialogs But Not Enough To Discuss A Topic.Verbal Autistic Students May Have Functional Speech But It May Be Difficult For Them To Extract The Right Word/Language At The Right Moment Required. Expressive Language May Lie Dormant And The Student May Need A Way To Bring These Thoughts To The Surface. Spelling A Word May Be Easier Approach For These Students Than Saying A Word Or Thought Aloud.Also Many Verbal Students May Experience A Road Block Towards Intentional-Communication Beyond The Previously Learned Functional Or Social Speech. If The Speech Is Rote/Habit/Stim People May Be Deceived By Their Speech And Believe That The Student Cannot Think Beyond Those Uttered Words.