[SPAM] Re: Need a diagnosis!!!

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I had interpreted it differently, but you may be right about the

imitation not being echolalia. I guess I was thinking of a friend's

child who has PDD. He can really repeat anything you say (both in

the way you mentioned " say ball " " ball " but also in the repeating TV

commericials echolalia way) but he says almost nothing spontaneously

and does not use language to communicate his wants or needs.

Still, I thought that one of the hallmarks of apraxia was trouble

imitating and more spontaneous speech.

Kerri

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> > > Hey that is a good question - I would be quite

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> > > answer myself. My autistic son does a LOT of echolalia

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> > what he

> > > has heard) and has little to no spontaneous speech or what his

> > therapist

> > > call functional speech. My youngest also " can " repeat, but

does

> > use words

> > > more appropriately - like saying " n kay " for are you ok when

he

> is

> > hurt. Or

> > > " oh no " when something happens....

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> > > and the amazing zoocrew

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> > > > My son, too, repeats just about anything, but can't so much

> > spontaneous

> > > > speech. Is this related to apraxia? I was worried it could

be a

> > > > different aspect of delay.

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> > > > How many apraxic kids on this board repeated language

(however

> > badly

> > > > the pronunciation) but were slow to use that same language

> > > > spontaneously?

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