[senco-forum] Preschool autistic child developing bilingualism

Earlier this week, in my role of EP I had the pleasure of meeting the mother

She might also be interested in a new book from publishers Jessica
Kingsley - which is about a mother who brought her child up
English/French bilingual - Title : Natural Genius.

On 17/05/07, Hughes Martin (CYP) <Martin.Hughes at sheffield.gov.uk> wrote:
> Earlier this week, in my role of EP I had the pleasure of meeting the mother
> of a little girl (aged 4) who is described as autistic. Her mum is french
> (excellent english, teaches French in secondary school) and dad is an
> english native-also a teacher. Parents are keen for their daughter to
> develop bilingualism and it felt to me that she was probably more proficient
> in french than in english. Mum believes that she is doing the right thing in
> promoting her daughter's language in this way, but frequently seeks
> reassurance. They live in the S Yorkshire region (Sheffield). Anyone know of
> any other parents in this position in the region where I could link up this
> mum? (She is happy for me to make this request on her behalf)
> Martin
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