baby bumblebee dvd autism

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My grandson was diagnosed with PDD/NOS and I want to find a DVD that will help him with vocabulary, etc. He is 3 1/2 and has language. Knows his colors, numbers, nouns. Want to build on it. Has anyone tried the Baby Bumblebee series of "DVD Autism" that covers vocabulary builder, action words, etc. Thanks for any info you can provide. Also, if you have any suggestions for any other computer programs, I would really appreciate it. I have made flashcards but he loves the computer. Thanks again!

I hope I don't sound too much like a knowitall, but can I suggest that instead of using a DVD, you read to him? Children's books are perfect for building vocabulary -- ask your local librarian for good suggestions for his vocabulary level.

Too much screen time isn't great for young kids in general and with an autistic child, it's a good idea to give him opportunities to engage with other people as well as with the technology they often tend to gravitate towards. Reading to him is a great way to bond and encourage pleasure in reading. It's a more natural and enjoyable way of learning than flashcards too, for both of you.

i don't know about software but i highly recommend books by sussman http://www.amazon.com/TalkAbility-Peopl ... 0921145322
these are for parents and caregivers and instruct how to build communication and vocabulary in daily activities.

my son had those self-reading books from leap-frog and they look good for vocabulary too but unfortunately he was not interested at all.

PBS kids has a nice websight with some good games. Their Word World series is particularly good. I do agree with willaful that nothing beats reading to/with a child, but watching the letters come together and create words in Word World makes meaningful the abstract relationship between letters/sounds/ and meanings.

Willaful and AnotherOne-thank you so much for the info. We are all big readers and our grandson has a ton of books. So there is a lot of one-on-one play, reading, and flash cards. He is really into the computer right now so we are just trying to branch out and mix it up a bit. So any and all suggestions are very much appreciated!

Thanks for not being offended. There's a general knowledge sort of kid's website that my son still loves, even though he already knows all the stuff. It covers things like the names of the months and so on. I can't remember what it's called but I'll ask him when he gets home from school.

Also, if your library has a website, see if they have any interesting links or subscriptions. Ours offers a neat site called "TumbleBooks" that you can't get without subscribing.

We had some DVD's from a group called Spectrum Connections. Someone gave them to us, so not sure where they got them. You could probably go online. They were specifically designed for kids on the spectrum. My son loved them. My son tends to get real repetitive with stuff, so I have to constantly try to mix it up!! !

This is the site my son likes so much: http://www.starfall.com/

Studies apparently now show quite definitively that kids don't learn language or vocabularly from a screen; it has to be interactive with a person. And screen time can create other issues in their young brains. So ... while mixing it up is good in theory, it just doesn't work in real life.

Not to say one can never enjoy a DVD, just that there really isn't any point in trying to make that instructional time. Wholesome, yes. Instructional, no.

I like this text from Eric that I read about literacy for children: http://archive.aft.org/pubs-reports/dow ... nglish.pdf . It is a bit simplistic but I like it.

My 3 year old nonverbal autistic son loves these Baby Bumblebee videos. They are great, and he DOES learn things from watching it, They calm him down with the music and repetitiveness of the words. Of course we read to him every chance we get as well, but as you know, these kids just go, and go, and go, and go.....

Adam