[SPAM] Re: Need a diagnosis!!!

[Guest guest]

Hey that is a good question - I would be quite interested in that

answer myself. My autistic son does a LOT of echolalia (repeating 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....

and the amazing zoocrew

[sPAM] [ ] Re: Need a diagnosis!!!

> 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

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

It's not necessarily echolia when they repeat. My son has had speech and

language therapy for four years now so i think it's ingrained in him to attempt

to repeat what I say!

[sPAM] [ ] Re: Need a diagnosis!!!

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> > different aspect of delay.

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

> > spontaneously?

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[Guest guest]

Many/most children with apraxia have difficulty producing language,

but if they can repeat a phrase easily than they could also use it

spontaneously. A child repeating phrases or words that he/she is being

asked to repeat is different from repeating back questions, greetings,

etc. instead of answering or responding to them. Echoing instead of

using the same words appropriately is a sign of autism, not apraxia.

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

> interested

> > in

> > > that

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

> > (repeating

> > > 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

> > > > [sPAM] [ ] Re: Need a diagnosis!!!

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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

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