Re: OFF TOPIC -- Echolalia

[Guest guest]

For us, it's the repeating of things that were just said. For example, if I

say " go get your shoes on " , my son usually runs to his room chanting " go get

shoes on, go get shoes on, etc " It used to be that this was the extent of

his verbalization, but now he does communicate and speak his mind. He also

does still have echolalia though. He will repeat things he hears around him

whether it be things off TV, out of our mouths or even animal sounds. It's

a really common " feature " of autism.

Hope that helps!

Alese

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From: Churchman

Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:03 PM

To: pecanbread

Subject: OFF TOPIC -- Echolalia

Would someone describe for me echolalia as it manifests in your child? I

know the " definition " but that doesn't help me understand what it's really

like. I don't know if I see it or not. Thanks.

Alice

Mama to , Aspie, SCD 1 week and holding

[Guest guest]

-Mom: What's your name?

-Kid: What's your name?

-Mom: Tell me YOUR name.

-Kid: Tell me your name.

-Mom: Get your shoes, we are going to play outside!

-Kid: Get shoes, go outside!

Other variants (as it is going away)

-Mom: What do you want to eat?

-Kid: What do you want to eat bread.

-Mom: Who is that?

-Kid: Who is that July

Later on, as it is disapearing...

-Mom: What's your name?

-Kid: Name

-Mom: Get your shoes, we are going to play outside

-Kid: Outside

Echolalia used to be " corrected " through therapy, but I believe that

now it is encouraged, as it is another form of communication (it is

actually thinking out loud, a strategy for those kids with auditory

processing disorders!) For my son, as he started to develop better

auditory processing the chunk of speech that he repeated got shorter

and shorter.

[Guest guest]

Excellent explanation! Thank you very much.

Alice

Mama to , Aspie, SCD 1 week and counting

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From: cgetino

Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:47 PM

To: pecanbread

Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC -- Echolalia

-Mom: What's your name?

-Kid: What's your name?

-Mom: Tell me YOUR name.

-Kid: Tell me your name.

-Mom: Get your shoes, we are going to play outside!

-Kid: Get shoes, go outside!

Other variants (as it is going away)

-Mom: What do you want to eat?

-Kid: What do you want to eat bread.

-Mom: Who is that?

-Kid: Who is that July

Later on, as it is disapearing...

-Mom: What's your name?

-Kid: Name

-Mom: Get your shoes, we are going to play outside

-Kid: Outside

Echolalia used to be " corrected " through therapy, but I believe that

now it is encouraged, as it is another form of communication (it is

actually thinking out loud, a strategy for those kids with auditory

processing disorders!) For my son, as he started to develop better

auditory processing the chunk of speech that he repeated got shorter

and shorter.

[Guest guest]

My son does that more somedays then others. Why do you think that happens?

Why do they do that