r/Autism_Parenting • u/l6s1d6 • 1d ago

Celebration Thread New word on device

My son is nonverbal and he uses a speech device to communicate. Yesterday he asked for eggs so we had scrambled eggs for breakfast. A few hours later hands me the egg carton wanting more eggs, so we settled for hard boiled eggs instead… This morning he goes to his device and said something new…Breakfast Ball. It’s 4 am in the morning, I’m sitting here half asleep thinking breakfast ball what in the world is he talking about?…. 🤔 breakfast ball?? Got it! Breakfast ball = Hard boiled eggs! His face lit right up when he saw the bowl and I knew what he wanted 🥰

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u/littlemonkeepops 1d ago

"Breakfast ball" is brilliant! Clever boy!

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u/l6s1d6 1d ago

I know right! I’m gonna be calling them breakfast balls from now on 🤭

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u/enterprisingchaos I am a Parent/9F/ASD+ADHD/USA 1d ago

I love this. I work with a mostly non-verbal student who mainly just scripts and sings all day. We were making chocolate chip cookies, and the teacher had him roll the dough. He said, "Cookie snowballs!" And he wasn't wrong. 😊

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u/littlemonkeepops 1d ago

I absolutely love the descriptive creativity!

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u/PossiblyMarsupial ASD parent to 4yo ASD PDA son, UK 1d ago

This is so adorable <3.

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u/Tiny_State3711 1d ago

I love that!

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u/Capital_Minimum_7827 1d ago

Am only ever calling hard boiled eggs breakfast balls from now on 🥚

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u/Infamous_Product4387 10h ago

Same, it's brilliant! 🥰🔥

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u/maman_canadienne 1d ago

Makes complete sense! I love so much how hard he worked to construct a way to communicate what he wanted!! :)

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u/chunkymcgee 1d ago

What a creative way to describe what he wanted! That’s adorable 🥰

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u/AccomplishedPea9079 1h ago

Adorable!❤️