Jacob boy with autism... speaks

[kingsmartiicles]

My friends two kids have autism they dont speak at all they make sounds like ooh oho and when theyre afraid they say terroroon theyre really cute btw my friend is 14 :3

[Akaliko]

With all the attention and love he gets, he improves. That shows that Autistic children need more love.

[carol3hawks]

Jacob will thrive...he has a loving family! My son has Downs and autism. He is now 33 yrs old, but no speech

[aidensmomma508]

good job mom and jacob!

[Deelish10]

god bless you jacob xox

[LosetheStone16]

his family learned he was allergic to dairy products and then cut the dairy products out of his diet. many autistic children have severe reactions to any ingested substances to which they are allergic, even a tiny amount of thimerosol in a vaccine can trigger a bad raction in a child who is allergic to the mercury.

it can be dairy products with one child, mercury with another, and still other kinds of toxic poisinings with other autistic children, so methodical testing for allegies pays off.

[soccerress]

what did you do to help him? meds, suppliments, therapies, etc???

[snickpickle]

The difference between your son and so many other children with autism is that your son is so fortunate to live in a loving, caring family!  This is a truly amazing video, not just of your son, but o your family! Thank you for posting this! :-)

[beattheods]

Happy birthday and many blessings.

[IceboxDI]

Keep up the good fight!!!

[staxpetrick]

I'm only a senior in high school right now and I want to be a special ed teacher for autistic children and videos like this inspire me to keep this as my profession. Very cute kid and good luck and I wish your family the best.

[xxbeastlyxx10]

@staxpetrick Make sure that you don't ostracize the kids. I have autism and that happened to me and I still have a hatred to my teachers for treating me in an inferior way. Respect the kids Autism isn't a disease!

[slice1219]

Wow! That's so great! You can tell he is truly happy, too. I love how your kids obvious care about one another. And the little one that was so excited about the "motorcycle" at Jacob's 6th birthday was too cute!! "You got a motorcycle!!!" That conversation at the end about the butterfly is AMAZING!

[jesswhy207]

Very cool video. I do ABA with preschool aged children at a school district with an awesome Autism program. I see such growth over the course of a school year and it's really neat to see 2 years worth of growth like that. Very inspiring to push past those hard days and stick with it!

[fiddlekid08]

I understand Jacob which seems like a very good son and child. My son also has autism and is not speaking right now but is very smart. They are awsome kids.

[mompluspaynes]

I don't see a helmet, I hear mom calling and nagging thru out but no response. Her sentences are sooooo long. How could he possibly understand or respond.

I do not discount how much she luvs and adores her son but why after the yeras on this video has no one taught her how to reach her son. Is it really that bad in the USA?

[rachplus6]

Maybe before you comment you should read what the video is asking viewers to observe (his lack of stimming). Did you watch the whole video? He responded, more as the video progressed in age. Did you consider the fact that I use "long" sentances, so the viewer of the videos can observe his lack of understanding, and note his responses on some of the simpler sentances. Than there is a greater ability to view progress in later videos as he responds to more complex sentance structure.

[Birdona]

Very touching!!!! God bless your child and help you in all efforts that you make every day! Jacob boy is awesome!

[rachplus6]

Thank you so much!

[dodgers8647]

GOD BLESS YOUR BABY BOY

[bhakthan]

He is awesome!

[justcallmemissB]

this is the exact reason why i cant leave my field of work. its amazing to witness a non-verbal child say his/her first words. its so gratifying especially to see the parent's reaction....words can't describe

[rachplus6]

It is truly amazing to see my son speak. I remember when I couldn't imagine what his voice would sound like. Thank you for your kind post.

[vicrocks100]

I was looking for other children with echolalia to try to gauge my sons development & what a surprise to see and hear in your videos what I see and hear everyday and over the years! You even sound like me behind the camera! :) You can see and feel the genuine love and patience you have with Jacob. It is awesome seeing another family who reminds me of ours! Thank you for posting this. I homeschool my son so sometimes it gets tough to keep my chin up! Your video hit at the right time!

[rachplus6]

Sorry I missed this post. I am so happy Jacob brought encouragement to you. I homeschool some of my children too. Jacob attends an autism classroom and gets amazing services through are district, so I have opted to not homeschool him. That is awesome that you are able to devote so much time and energy to your son. Keep your chin up, it's not an easy job, but as you know, every little step forward is a great reward.

[kathrynlola]

Very moving! My son, Conor 3 1/2, PDD -NOS and also has apraxia. Thank you for posting this video - watching your story gives so much hope!

[rachplus6]

I'm glad Jacob's progress gives you hope. When Jacob was 3 1/2- age 5, I couldn't even imagine what it would sound like to hear him speak. Is your son getting speech services with someone experienced in apraxia. My son went through an apraxia program through our local hospital's speech services. HOpe your son continues to progress.

[kathrynlola]

Conor was actually diagnosis with apraxia first then mild PDD-NOS. He is going to a Special Needs preschool 5 days a week, they give him 2 speech sessions a week ( that therapist is experience with apraxia) and he goes to GSU for their speech program twice a week. He is improving, but slowly. Did the apraxia program use PROMPT? Or just Oral Motor Therapy? I was thinking we should just bite the bullet and pay the $ for a good therapist that knows apraxia......

[DolceVita]

he is adorable!!

Welll done you for raising such a beautiful boy.

[Lolitics]

Very moving.. I'm extremely happy for you.

[nepovjerenje]

i am so sorry i laughed

[Lolitics]

I did too, when I realized you exist somewhere in the world as a human being.

[spikeymaycry2]

i mean wow such a beautiful parents and family he has...the hope and love you guys gave made the good progress :)wish you all besy

[NikkusD3vil]

I really enjoyed this video, Autism doesn't affect anyone in my life, but it's great to see such patience and devotion towards your son, and he really has made great progress!

[rachplus6]

We had always hoped and prayed Jacob would speak, but by age 5 we were starting to wonder. My husband's sister has a son with autism too and Jacob was presenting identical to his cousin at age 5. At age 13 her son is still pretty nonverbal. This is why we are thrilled at his progress because family history indicated it may not happen. Jacob has apraxia of speech making speech even more difficult. It took Jacob a year to learn to stick out his tongue. His EI teachers are surprised he now talks.

[wiscsuzski]

Being told "he may never speak" shouldn't keep parents form knowing he might! I don't know why docs give the impression that a developmental delay means stagnation. I think they just give the worst case scenario to prepare us for the worst. For some people, they think it means there's no hope for progress. that's too bad.

Jacob looks like one awesome kid.

[EastLancsJohn]

It was great to see Jacob. I was deeply moved to see his progress, and your devotion!

[rachplus6]

Thank You! I am so proud of him and his progress! Some days I am still in disbelief that my nonverbal child is speaking! Truly a miracle! Thank you for your kind words!

[idunnomyusername]

I am so glad that Jacob has made such a great progress. He is so lovely and you (his family) must have worked really hard to get this far. :) I wish I can see more videos of Jacob! Thanks for sharing.

[rachplus6]

Thank you for the comment! I will getting more videos of him on here soon! Thanks for watching!

[rachplus6]

Noknee123...Sorry I went to hit reply and I hit remove! Sorry! Here's your comment! Having a 4yr old autistic that is non-verbal your son gives me such hope. I wonder if you could share if there was anything you did to help the language to develope. Like therapies or bio-medical. Thank you for posting this video and comments.

[rachplus6]

Thank you for your comment! Things we did were: Speech therapy for Apraxia, i did natural chelation with selenium and cilantro, cut dairy out for almost 2 years, LOTS of prayer, and I tried to get in his world and make him laugh. I think siblings help him too! I would type more but my baby is crying! Thanks for the comment!

[MJoana77]

Did you notice any change with the Chelation approach you used. I have been looking into it but am so afraid of possible negative outcomes.

[assert]

I watched it then had my boyfriend watch it and we both almost cried, that was such a great video!

[assert]

That is so great your son is the cutest

AMAZING progress

I love it gives me so much hope

what a great family you have too

lots of supporters!

[rachplus6]

Thank you for the comment. My son has made amazing progress. He gets better everyday. His receptive language is still poor, but his expressive is getting huge. Thank you for watching!

[MyAutismRecovery]

Yay for him! Might I suggest associating pictured objects with the corresponding words? This will help his receptive language.

[rachplus6]

Jacob has used PECS since he was about 24mos old while at school, and when at home we have always encouraged other means of communication, such as pointing, sign language, or trying to vocalize (approximation) in some form. He is almost 8, and is blossoming wonderfully in his speech. His receptive is improving too. I have considered pecs at hoe, but just feel he is progressing well with this all around approach. Thank you for the suggestion, I appreciate when people take time to help.

[PinkSander]

Watching this video only encourages me that much more in the profession I have decided to go into. I just turned 26 and received my GED and am going to community college for Early Childhood Ed with Special Needs then I'll go on to a 4 year school to get my masters in Speech Language Pathology, I hope to one day work with non verbal children like Jacob. Not only children with Autism, but also Down syndrome and other disorders that with children that have almost no verbal skills.

[polkadotpants]

Such a huge difference, his words are much clearer and he seems so much more relaxed, he did so well answering those questions too! Fantastic video :) Hope you're all well x

[PJJefferson]

You should be so proud of his progress.

You've may have a ways to go, but now that he has the ability to communicate, the pace of his improvement is really going to pick up.

I wish you the best of luck going forward.

[rachplus6]

Thank you for your comment! We are so proud of him and feel so blessed. I agree with you that now that he can communicate he will make a lot of progress. We were told he may never speak, but around age 5 1/2 he began speaking. Our prayers were answered. Thank you for your post!

[pgtipsy]

What a wonderful video, he's such a cutie xxx My son is 3 1/2 and Autistic with Social and Communication Disorder and you have given me so much hope, as my son is currently non verbal. So when I tell you I cried, it was all tears of joy for the amazing progress your son has made, he's also surrounded by a wonderful and loving family which enables Jacob to relax and express himself. Wishing you and your family all the best for the future xxxx

[rachplus6]

Thank you for the sweet comments! Please don't give up hope! I prayed for my little boy everynight for almost 3years. Hoping and believing that someday he would talk. Keep believing! I will add a new clip of him soon! Thank you for your comment!

[TheElliottFamily]

This is just awesome! Exactly why I work with kiddos, with ASD, for a living...all of the milestones that add up to huge change. Thanks for sharing! -John

[rachplus6]

That is wonderful you work with ASD kids. They are challenging but watching progress is awesome!