tasnim 6

Hi Tasnim, how are you today?

Well

Ok

Not great

Hi Tasnim, Last time you said that sometimes you worry about your future if you do not start to communicate a bit more. I want to ask you a bit more about talking and communicating. Do you think you can communicate well with your mum at home?

yes

sometimes

no

yes but i would like to be able to explain things to her more than i can

How do you communicate with your mum? you can tick more than one!

Through pointing

through making sounds

through shaking and nodding my head

through writing

through my facial expressions

what makes communication easier for you Tasnim? you can tick more than one!

knowing the person well

feeling relaxed with the person

not being pressure into doing something

not being watched

feeling happy

when i really need to get something accross

Do you talk to yourself in your head Tasnim?

yes

no

sometimes

I don't know what you mean

Do you ever talk quietly to yourself when no one else is around?

yes

no

sometimes

Do you ever worry that you might not be able to produce words and speech normally anymore? or that the sounds might come out funny if you tried to speak?

yes

no

sometimes

Would you feel anxious about saying one word out loud even if you knew that noone at all would hear?

yes

no

maybe

If yes or maybe why is this?

Is it because saying words out loud is scary

Is it because you worry you might then might be asked to say more words?

Is it something else?

Do you think that next time you might be able to fill in the survey with me in the room?? (i could have my back turned away from you so I was not watching if this would help...)

Yes

no