This may be harder for him now that there are more distractions. Then, reward him when he does look at you.
If he doesn’t look at you, say his name again louder and make some sort of commotion that will catch his attention. Do the same activity from the last step where you say his name and reward him if he looks at you. Go into a room where there are more toys or in the living room where there is a TV. The next time you are ready to work on this skill, sit down with the child in a location that has more distractions than the last one. Now that the child can respond to his name with no distractions around, we want to increase the amount of distractions slightly and see how he does. Work on this a few times throughout the day for a few minutes each time. Keep in mind that shorter, more frequent sessions work best to work on this skill as he may quickly tire of looking at you every time he hears his name. At that point, you will be ready to move on to the next step. Keep doing this until the child will look at you when you say his name about 80% of the time in this isolated setting (few distractions). Keep doing this and make sure you try just saying his name first and then only resort to waving or tapping if he doesn’t respond. Say “you heard your name, good looking!”. Each time you reward him, make sure you tell him what you’re rewarding him for. Keep doing this until he looks over at you. If he doesn’t look at you, say his name again louder and make some sort of commotion like waving or tapping the table. If he looks at you, reward him with whatever you’ve chosen. Wait until the child is looking away from you and then say his name.
Make sure you have something to reward the child with, such as a favorite toy, favorite food, or a hug and a tickle if your child likes that. Sit down with the child in this isolated environment. If you are in a therapy space, cover up the toys and games with sheets draped over the shelving. This may be at the kitchen table or in a room that doesn’t have many toys or fun things going on. For this you will need to go to an area with few distractions for the child. The first thing we must do is teach the child to respond to his name when there are very few distractions. You may also want to check out this resource on helping a child respond to voices. In the meantime, caregivers and speech-language pathologists can follow these steps to help a child, baby, or toddler respond to his/her name. If you are concerned about your child’s social development, speak with your child’s doctor about seeing a speech-language pathologist in your area.
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How to Help a Child/Baby Not Responding to Their Name:Ī speech-language pathologist can help a child improve their social communication skills, including responding to their name. Have the child’s hearing checked before moving on with any of these steps. Many times, hearing loss can be missed in young children and can be the primary reason that a child is not responding.
The first thing you will want to do with a baby, toddler, or child who isn’t responding to his name, is to check his hearing. Checking Hearing for Children and Babies who Aren’t Responding to their Names: These steps will help you increase a child’s ability to respond to his name. Children without autism can also have difficulty with this, especially if they have significant communication delays or cognitive delays. However, not all children who struggle with this have autism! There are many symptoms of autism that must be present before that diagnosis can be made. It also makes it difficult for them to participate in social interactions with peers as they may not be aware that someone else is talking to them. This makes it difficult for adults to get their attention or call them away from what they’re doing. Either way, we can work with a child/baby to help them learn to respond to their name.Ĭhildren with significant social delays, such as those with autism, often don’t respond to their name when called. Sometimes, it is because they aren’t developing social skills as we would expect. Sometimes, it is just because the child isn’t tuned in to what’s going on around them. A child may be ignoring you when you call his name for a variety of reasons. Many parents worry when their baby or toddler is not responding to his name.
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