I get lots of questions from parents about how to work on
improving their child’s use of personal pronouns. It’s not
unusual for children on the autistic spectrum to demonstrate
what’s referred to as pronoun confusion or pronoun reversal.
Since this is something that we work on a lot of Communication
Therapy, I thought I would share some ideas that can be used to
work on this skill at home: - Use visuals. Keep them posted
around the house so you can easily reference them when needed.
The visual to facilitate use of the pronoun “I” usually consists
of an individual gesturing to himself or herself, paired with
the written “I”. - Read Mercer Mayer’s “Little Critter” books
with your child. These books are written in first person and
consist of simple sentences of a repetitive nature. The stories
are simple and often label emotions clearly. The pictures are
not overwhelming and have a few reoccurring characters that
children usually enjoy looking for on each page, which can also
be used to model pronouns. For exam