Interact with me through sound, using my other senses too

Make the most of all my sensory abilities and interests to get communication going

Get up close to me and exaggerate your facial expressions when we have conversations in sound
Reinforce this sensory input by touching my hands or arms or, very gently, my face, in time with the sounds you are making
Rock me to and fro, and use the natural rhythm to give a structure to the vocal sounds you make;with each swing, leave a gap for me to respond
Lie me on a table and scratch or tap it, then leave a gap to see if I respond in sound as I feel the vibrations go through my body
If you have one, use a microphone and amplifier,with the speaker on the table, to amplify the vocal sounds we make, and convert them into vibrations that I can feel
Add a visual dimension to our conversations in sound using changing images on a screen or sound-sensitive lights, for example