Remember folks, echolalia is still a way of communicating for many children! As long as they can express their wants, needs, and feelings, even in a nontypical way, that's good! Do your best to learn how they communicate, and work with them so you can both understand each other.
This is what parents should be putting their energy into: learning to communicate and understand their children, accepting them for how they are; not molding them into something “normal” (whatever that means) and unnatural to them, which is what causes trauma in the long term. I’m an autistic adult and proud of my echolalia, palilalia, and verbal stimming. No one has ever been harmed as a result of me having these traits, not even myself. Being bullied and rejected, and suppressing my nature, trying to be something I’m not- that’s what’s harmed me. Autistic people don’t need to change. They need to be accepted.
Thanks, I have watched videos of a speech therapist says, echolalia in some toddler do it when they don’t understand or don’t know what to say, so instead they repeat what you say. Repeating words are how they learn from it, but if it’s goes on..until they reach the age where they should be talking accordingly, that’s where you have to be alarmed specially if they can talk.
@@jessatlife much love. My sympathies for the trauma you've endured. I believe many parents and caretakers of autistic youths think that the harm is when a child can't answer whether or not they have a stomach ache and it turns out be appendicitis or when stimming gets them tackled by school security or the police who don't understand their behavior. Safety is a big reason parents want they're children to conform to some degree. Parents can't make the world any less cruel than it is, they can only prepare their children to navigate it.
After reading about gestalt language processing, I realized how special echolalia is. They’re processing the whole of the sentence instead of word for word.
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
My son is 4yo and he is able to absorb a lot from nursery rhymes, educational videos, etc. He is able to answer questions like what is this, but if it's something like "what's your name?", it depends if he is "in the mood". He is bright - he counts independently up to 110, identify colors even turquoise and magenta, and he can read (not just sight read) by really trying each syllable. I am hoping he develops independent speech soon. He is about to start school soon and I am not sure if I should have him checked for ASD first or not. From what I can see he really is just very shy. He was just over 18mos when COVID lockdowns started. I have since made him a channel to document his progress - LittleSavie
Same as my son. He is 4yo too. Can talk but won’t engage into a normal conversation. And won’t answer yes or no. He’ll be seeing a speech therapist soon. Hoping this would help him for a better communication.
@@belleyadni7240 We've been diagnosed with mild ASD. He's doing occupational therapy now so he can adjust better and be ready for speech therapy/school. All the best to you and your kid.
You should make an appointment with a neuropsychologist today. TODAY. Except for the not reading*, he sounds a lot like me. I was 44 when I finally got diagnosed as Autistic. Having it done at 4 would have saved me a lifetime of confusion and frustration. *I'm hyperlexic and was a precocious reader.
@@llamalluvv He's been diagnosed with mild ASD. He's doing occupational therapy now so he can adjust better and be ready for speech therapy/school. He's grown a lot since the start of therapy (August) and he's slowly adjusting to school now. Also recently found out he is very artistic.
You have just described my son. We are currently doing the Hanen "More than Words" program and may enroll him in speech therapy afterwards. we also have a diagnosis appointment coming up. I'm trying to learn and understand as much as i can so that i can help him (learn to) communicate.
My about to be 4 years old cousin speaks very well, he can sing songs, count to 100, say all the colours. But it appears he can only repeat, he learns phrases spoken to him by heart and he repeats them. He can even memorise 10 pages children book and recite it, but he couldn’t answer questions like “What are you eating?” “What are you doing?”. Once his mother asked him and taught him what he was eating, named the dishes, he proceeded to memorise that and told us all memorised phrases when we asked him “What are you eating?” again. Just asking “What did you talk with your caretaker today?” would cause him a lot of distress he would start crying. He has extremely good memories, but struggles to describe things around him by himself
Echolalia can be a form of stimming and stimming is so important for the mental health of those doing it. Please don’t suppress stimming. Please don’t teach children to suppress their stims.
This video was very enlightening to me but it also makes me think how silly it is that all the therapy sessions my son gets are always one to one when that obviously makes it very difficult to work on very important concepts like questioning/answering, you/me, etc. I really think he could be progressing much faster. Thankfully now i know better and will ask them why they don't ever work in this kind of way.
Unfortunately, universities don’t touch on these tips for SLPs/SLPAs, they have us learn primarily through research AFTER finishing coursework. It’s very unorganized in my opinion. I truly didn’t learn these types of strategies until I started actually WORKING in the field and even 2 years in i’m STILL learning. Maybe the universities need to start implementing more coursework in Speech instead of non-related courses like history, math, etc.
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
yes - first part of video in teaching about echolalia, what it looks like and possible causes of it. It's been helpful for many parents exploring this topic for the first time.
This is fantastic Jen! We’ve been doing these strategies that you shared us and we are seeing results from our daughter! 😀 Hey everyone! We were the parents who reached out to Jen about our daughter’s echolalia. She responded to us right away and has answered each of our questions and gave us techniques. And now she even made a video about it! Thanks so much Jen! You deserve a lot of subscribers and we wish you all the best! 😇
Oh, Niña - it is my pleasure! You, and other parents like you, are the reason WHY I wanted to start this community! I am so glad you reached out & I'm even HAPPIER that you are already starting to see results in such a short time! Well done! Keep it up & let me know how things are going!
My daughter is very smart. Learn to say her ABC from she was 1+ and also learn to count to 10 at that age. Now she just turned 3, knows her shapes, all colors, animals etc but I am so worried about her speech/echolalia.
Hi,ive only just found this channel, i hope im not too late. My son is 5 and is exactly same. Really struggling to come to terms with it. I welcome any and all information and support please
My two year old does this. I googled Echolalia and now I'm scared. She repeats questions and parts of movies and songs on RUclips videos she likes. So when I offer her water or milk and she repeats "Do you want milk?" and reaches for the milk do I not give it to her until she says, "I want milk." If I say that she will copy it, but I don't think she gets the different between "Do you want milk" and "I want milk" - to her they both get across that she wants milk. What about copying and acting out videos or parts of movies? I talked to her doctor, and she said not to worry because it's normal for two year olds and she doesn't have any other signs. But she copies/repeats shows so often.
Often with echolalia, repeating things from tv shows or videos is called scripting! Its your child's way of communicating if they have trouble coming up with what to say organically. Its very common, and as long as your child is able to communicate their needs and thoughts, its not a major cause for concern.
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! IT GIVES ME LOTS OF IDEA BECAUSE OF YOUR SPECIFICALLY AND DETAILED STRATEGIES... AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE MY 4Y.O KID ASKING ME AND ASWERING ME IN PROPER WAY ☺️ GOD BLESS YOU!!
Oh, that would be awesome, Jomelyn! Please let me know if you have any specific questions! I am always looking for ideas for video topics that would be helpful to parents! So, let me know!!
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
What about if they are a Gestalt Learner?? Why would you try to stop they way are learning language? Not all kids are analytic speech learners and most ASD are not...
So glad it was helpful, Sheeba! Let me know if there are other language-related questions you have, and I can try to incorporate them into my upcoming videos! And, thanks for commenting!
My son keeps repeating sentences that doesn’t have any relation with the situation like Scenes from cartoons or something we already told him. And he keeps repeating. Sometimes he asks for a specific answer to what he is saying or he won’t stop, what can I do to help him please ❤ thank you 🙏
My son repeats phrases so many times and he doesn’t stop repeating till I repeat exactly what he is saying if I don’t do it he gets upset. Do you have a recommendation for that?
My son had hearing issues and he is speech delayed, he is now 4 years old and the last 6 month his speech has blossomed! From 10 words, we went to over a 100. The issue is, he has echolalia… he also has spontaneous speech though, and sometimes he actually answers the question after he repeats it… does this sound like expressive language delay?
Can you make a video for delayed ecolelia...how to reduce delayed ecolelia... my son have spontaneous ecolelia and delayed ecolelia. He wil remember everything and wil repeat it when he is bored...
Autistic people control their emotion through their body. Repetitive and self-stimulatory behaviors are how autistic people regulate themselves and helps them process how they feel and their senses
Autistic people control their emotion through their body. Repetitive and self-stimulatory behaviors are how autistic people regulate themselves and helps them process how they feel and their senses
My child is 3 years old ... he repeats everything verbatim. He doesn't comprehend anything i say to him.his receptive skills are almost is non existent. Any help would be appreciated
My son is 5 years old and I'm afraid he has echolalia .reason being is when I ask him something he repeats the question rather than him giving me a response. I always have taken him too he's yearly check up with he's pediatrician and have asked about it and she says my child doesn't seem too have autism . I don't know how too help my child with it .please help
My daughter is repeating tv shows constantly. Not just a sentence or 2, it’s almost entire half hour episodes, every line. Like reading every persons lines in a script. It’s to the point that it’s driving everyone in our house crazy. It’s been going on for about 8 months now. Any tips to get her to stop?
This is what our specialist has termed "scripting".. my 4 year old does this too. As for getting them to stop, that is something I also wish too. My child knows mum and dad but doesn't address is as so unless it's part of a song and not unprompted.. I am extremely sad and would love to hear him say it.. he's said it only a couple of times.
I am nearing my 40s and autistic. Echolalia is just something that autistic people do, and I'm not going to mask for you guys.😂😂😂 Watching the video to increase my echolalia.
I came across your video. My child is about to be 2 years old and he hasn’t say no words just mumble “mama” but mostly “papa” but that is it . I was searching for ways to help him what are some good strategies to help him
You're very welcome, Kelly! Happy to help! Let me know if you have other questions for future videos & please share it w/ other parents you think it could help!
Our 5 year old autistic son has a tendency to use echolalia (And palalia) quite a bit. Sometimes it's immediate and other times it is quite delayed. The other day he heard a video and it said *Oh my God, it's Mr. Peabody and Sherman!* Well, for the next three hours (With just a few breaks) he kept repeating it over and over again. At one time I thought he was going to quit for good, and when he restarted again I made the mistake of saying *Oh, sh*t*. Well, then he started saying the Peabody and Sherman line followed by the Oh Sh*t line right after it. Luckily, we didn't have to go anywhere that day.
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
6:55 I have heard this example a few times now, to give the answer to question yourself and then wait for a child to give that same answer himself/herself. I'm wondering, isn't that just another form of echolalia as well, because the child is simply repeating the "answer" it heard form a parent, regardless of it's actual desire (in this case, to go outside or not...)?
Wait! is this aba? God! I have my soul broken to pieces for this ideas on nurturing kids, please think about it for a little, does this forced masking and systematic deleting of any autistic trait/behaviour/stim... does it benefit her/him/elle at core level? For instance it is like saying “please honey, don’t be you again” , for you, it will be exhausting and demanding for the won’t go easily and freely, for your kid it will be devastating in the long run starting with the very early idea that something may be wrong with one being one self and it must be hidden! Even Some “generous” parents “let” SOME unbreakable traits be, as long it happens in private and as a “no see, no tell” kind of secrecy, please be empathetic, as NeuroTypicals tend to think of autists as non empathic inward creatures, which is not the case by a far margin, please do not try to “remodel” a brain by your standards (or limitations 😢) , please forget and just quit altogether all that dreaded conversion cohersitive therapy- which leads to deep rooted very in-warded, self-hidden,shameful and very painful, again sub conscient life long trauma. Just get up and see, please go ahead and read about trauma related to being autistic, hear the Âûtistic advocates online, we are learning as adults about our pandoras box very long ago filled with childhood trauma for daily being forced to loss of self agency and in extreme cases self sensation of safety, one develops a fear of being home or more clearly being with our celator Please don’t erase my comment as I Âûtistic adult have the same right as everyone else of sharing my opinion and parts of experience Thank you
Is repeating normal up to an extent and age and how children learn how to speak? My son just turned 2 1/2 and his preschool teacher said on his last assessment he repeats questions rather than answer them...your video was very helpful for some ways to work on this. He has no signs of autism or speech delays. What age do you think this is actually problematic and not part of learning?
My daughter has tuberous sclerosis complex she had sezuires for over a year now controlled. She used to just make sounds but lately has been copying words that my other children say well sentences while there speaking to me also sings twinkle twinkle little star with the tune but different words like babbling she’s going to be 3 years old I’m April how can I help her talk please?
My child clearly expresses his needs like i want to drink milk or i want toys etc only when i ask anything eg how was school or are you playing he repeats it and he even remembers what we spoke to him few days ago and repeats it. He is hyperactive and interacts well so i dont know if he is on autism spectrum???
My 32 months old does this when i ask him a complex question or sometimes not very complex and the answer could he I don’t know. so instead of saying I don’t know he would just repeat the question. he does find with choice questions and a yes or no question and the questions for which knows the answer at the top of his head. Should i be worried.
Hi there! Thanks for commenting! I'm glad you found the video to be helpful. I answered some questions about delayed echolalia in this video - check it out & let me know what you think! ruclips.net/video/NPF32TcCGeg/видео.html
Thank you so much for this. I have a pre-k student now who has shown growth making choices and answering yes/no questions with some assistance, but she continues to use echolalia when I make comments. How can I target this?
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
Hi, please suggest about 7.5 years old son, who started his first word at 7, and now he is doing echolalia, but he can sing children rhymes at turn, like if I say twinkle twinkle, he will reply little star, and so on. Similarly he can speak all alphabets in turn and like wise counting. From your video, to my understand, he is facing receptive and expressive language development issue. Like if I point him to switch off the TV, he will understand the direction only, and not about TV. What is this?? Please suggest how to keep him involve in understand language . Apologies for too long comment
Hi mam. My son is 21 month old. He knows word like light, car, bus, truck ( he says Kai). Whenever he sees star / light he points to star and says star again he points to star and look at us and says star it continues till we distract him. Is it normal? Is this echolalia?
What if ur child keeps repeating questions of his own? Like, did u eat lunch? Did u eat dinner? Do u like my shirt? Asking people around him to ask him a questions the same thing over and over. Is that echolalia also?
Hello! And sorry for my delayed response! This can be a form of echolalia - more "delayed" echolalia. One suggestion I would make is to look at the number of questions you are asking your kiddo in a day. Perhaps, you are asking a lot of questions? Perhaps try to just model statements - often times our kiddos mirror back to us what we are putting out to them! If all they hear is questions - they may only have questions to speak back. I would also encourage formal speech therapy. In that therapy, I would also encourage exploration of AAC as soon as possible, to provide a wide range of language input & output. Just some thoughts - Let me know how things are going!
LingoRoo - Where Language Comes to Life! Yes that and he repeats my husband and I .. But with behavior mostly he copies his younger brother who is two and will be 3 in Dec
Hello, my 5 year old repeats his own last sentence or last few words. Ex- Mamma, I want a snack... I want a snack... Snack. I observed he does this without realising it mostly. Does this too fall under echolalia? How can I work on this with him? We are working with a therapist on various aspects of his social behaviour, but this I am wondering what I can do. Any existing videos about this? Thank you!!
How to help a child that shows ecolalia intensively during bed time? It seems a hyperactivity of the brain, where the child is processing information through the day ( or days) repeating words associated to the day routine, preferable toys, transporters or iPad cartoons. Thanks for helping!
The child in question is probably reviewing her day because autistic people don't prcieve time the same way. Reviewing the day helps both to process wht has happened, self-sooth and pepare for tomorrow so there isn't anything unpredictable. It also is probably to help understand continuity of time, since many autistic people hyperfixate on the past, present or future and might have a hard time connecting events linnearly
I have an 8 year-old who repeats everything he hears regardless whether we are talking to him or having a conversation with someone else. Sometimes he repeats multiple times and then get upset. What are your tips on how to handle that?
I have a granddaughter who displayed echolalia when she was 3. I heard what other kids, in her class talked about. She repeated phrases from cartoons. That phase ended quite quickly. Now she repeats word endings, not complete words. It’s kind of a reverse stutter. ie. “Let’s play ay ay ay.“ She’s 8 now and it’s been going on about 6 months.
Hi mam my son aged 3.6 continuosly sings rhymes even while doing any activity,and sings theough out the days,specially wheels on the bus.kindly suggest me how to divert him while dng any activity,
Hi, This is great, very helpful and informative, you hit every problem and treatments for Echolalia. Do you do online Speech Therapy for kids or recommend an ST in San Diego. Thanks, Rachel
Hey there! Thank you so much for engaging with this community! If I was to recommend an SLP in San Diego, I would look for a therapist who is trained in the SCERTS model! As you are calling around, ask clinics if they have therapists who have studied this tx modality-- I think it would be AWESOME!! Or, if you can't find an SLP who is trained, maybe reach out to barryprizant.com and ask them for a recommendation of an SLP!!
Thank you, Amita! Hope you found it helpful - let me know if you have any other questions about language development! I would love to help however I can.
My son is like 4.4 yrs and he still did not speak. I took him to multiple specialist and they say he is NOT autistic. I am very frustrated as he show echolalia and it seems that he don't understand the concept of communication.. just recently he an say his name . However, I feel that he is doing it as memory reply and a receipt and answers.. He can name objects like animals..shapes ..parts of his body. Seems to me, he can not understand the concept of communication. He can repeat any word u ask him to say it (not perfctly) but he do say it As for sentences no except for Open door Drink water What will u advise.. is it possible that he is autistic Thanks from Saudi
I need more advanced conversation skills. I’ve had him watch videos about somebody talking about a ball game and the girl being totally off topic that she is getting pizza. And, he fixated on pizza.
I would alway advocate following the child's lead! If he's interested in pizza - go for it! Showing him you're interested in communicating w/ him could open up to future expansion of topics. When he's ready!
I have a really important question my kid she is four years and she’s repeating the words but when I ask her to three times she answer me yes or no do you think this will be a life problem for her Please advice me
Hi there! Thanks for commenting! She may just need a little bit more time to process your questions. It is really hard to make a prognosis based on not having seen her in person. And, she is still very young. Do you have her in speech therapy currently?
@@watahtechnology2950 that's great news! Maybe ask your speech therapist for some other ideas about her repetitions - see if your therapist could recommend some other strategies, or even some other communication options, like pictures or gestures/signs to help her communicate.
@@watahtechnology2950 that's great! I would encourage you, if you haven't already to watch the videos about Language Stimulation techniques & just keep incorporating those into your daily routines as much as you can!
Hello Jean, Thanks for the video this is really very helpful. My 8 years old Aspie son now learned how to reply but this time he started to repeatedly pronounce the responds he gives me. Like: if I ask would u like to ho to the cinema, he repeats the same thing several times like: "Yes I want ci-ne-ma" and sometimes he repeats the last part like "ma, ma, ma'
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
As an adult with echolalia this advice is so wrong and disturbing. There is nothing wrong with echolalia. It doesn't need to be stopped or corrected. It is a way to process what is being said. It is different. Not incorrect. Parents need to work on their acceptance instead of trying to make their kids appear as if they do not have echolalia. It doesn't hurt anyone you just think it's annoying because you're insecure and controlling.
Thank you for your feed back. My son is 5 and I'm trying to communicate with him. I felt this was wrong too. I'm actually trying to learn how he uses it to communicate with him at his level.
Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤ my daughter is 11 and speech has been a bit of a struggle..and this is a deeper understanding as to why it happens ❤❤just thank you so much...because I have like I have a place to start ❤❤❤❤
Why would you want to reduce echolalia? Surely it makes the child more comfortable to speak in a way that's natural to them? The only reason you'd change it is because you're embarrassed or annoyed by it, which isn't fair on the child. Why is the neurotypical way of speaking the only right way?
hey, Jessica - thanks for the comment. This is probably a longer conversation that I would love to continue on my FB page-- please reach out to me there! My heart is NEVER to inhibit a child from communicating freely - I'm wondering if you were able to watch the whole video? I address echolalia, as it is used by many populations, not just the Autistic community. MY goal is to facilitate language learning in our kiddos, ALL kiddos - to help them learn the vital skill of conversation turn-taking, answering questions to get their needs met, and to be able to communicate their desires. I don't feel like MODELING that language should ever stop. I understand that some abuse that, and I condemn that whole heartedly-- again, this is larger conversation. I hope you reach out on the FB page, so we can continue this conversation & you can hear my heart b/c I truly feel there is some middle ground we can find... would love to talk to you more!
Because it's annoying as hell. And not an effective way to communicate. If you don't work to correct your child so they can navigate the world as effectively as they can, you're doing them a disservice.
@@LindsayW138 AGREED!!! Some parents forget that they won't be around forever, one day we may pass away and leave our special needs child behind. It's important for us to prepare them as much as we can to "survive" in this world, My daughter will be 3 soon and I work so hard with her and I know she's trying..I refuse to set my daughter up for failure, failure to navigate the world when I'm no longer alive..NOPE!!
WTH? Shows how limited your experience is. My child ONLY does echolalia. Therefore she's never able to communicate what she wants or needs or what's wrong. Can you imagine how frustrating this is for her? When we can't guess, she'll sometimes resort to distraught crying.
@@MrsBonas25 Exactly. And everyone is now tiptoeing around these nuts who live in fantasy land and trying to placate them. I'm an older mother. Why would I want to leave behind a child in the world who can't ask for what she wants or tell that someone has harmed her? I will do everything in my power to prevent that.
Hello, befin using external regulation of emotion until its internalised. You will refain normal neurotransmitter levels. Fix fhd srimulation problems. Do the work and he autistic will gain any practice until internalized! You are alrady perfect, you beautiful, you are able to gain facial composure and be able fo use normal expressions. You hace to practice!
Remember folks, echolalia is still a way of communicating for many children! As long as they can express their wants, needs, and feelings, even in a nontypical way, that's good! Do your best to learn how they communicate, and work with them so you can both understand each other.
This is what parents should be putting their energy into: learning to communicate and understand their children, accepting them for how they are; not molding them into something “normal” (whatever that means) and unnatural to them, which is what causes trauma in the long term.
I’m an autistic adult and proud of my echolalia, palilalia, and verbal stimming. No one has ever been harmed as a result of me having these traits, not even myself. Being bullied and rejected, and suppressing my nature, trying to be something I’m not- that’s what’s harmed me.
Autistic people don’t need to change. They need to be accepted.
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Thanks, I have watched videos of a speech therapist says, echolalia in some toddler do it when they don’t understand or don’t know what to say, so instead they repeat what you say. Repeating words are how they learn from it, but if it’s goes on..until they reach the age where they should be talking accordingly, that’s where you have to be alarmed specially if they can talk.
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@@jessatlife much love. My sympathies for the trauma you've endured. I believe many parents and caretakers of autistic youths think that the harm is when a child can't answer whether or not they have a stomach ache and it turns out be appendicitis or when stimming gets them tackled by school security or the police who don't understand their behavior. Safety is a big reason parents want they're children to conform to some degree. Parents can't make the world any less cruel than it is, they can only prepare their children to navigate it.
After reading about gestalt language processing, I realized how special echolalia is. They’re processing the whole of the sentence instead of word for word.
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
My son is 4yo and he is able to absorb a lot from nursery rhymes, educational videos, etc. He is able to answer questions like what is this, but if it's something like "what's your name?", it depends if he is "in the mood". He is bright - he counts independently up to 110, identify colors even turquoise and magenta, and he can read (not just sight read) by really trying each syllable. I am hoping he develops independent speech soon. He is about to start school soon and I am not sure if I should have him checked for ASD first or not. From what I can see he really is just very shy. He was just over 18mos when COVID lockdowns started. I have since made him a channel to document his progress - LittleSavie
Same as my son. He is 4yo too. Can talk but won’t engage into a normal conversation. And won’t answer yes or no. He’ll be seeing a speech therapist soon. Hoping this would help him for a better communication.
@@belleyadni7240 We've been diagnosed with mild ASD. He's doing occupational therapy now so he can adjust better and be ready for speech therapy/school. All the best to you and your kid.
You should make an appointment with a neuropsychologist today. TODAY. Except for the not reading*, he sounds a lot like me. I was 44 when I finally got diagnosed as Autistic. Having it done at 4 would have saved me a lifetime of confusion and frustration.
*I'm hyperlexic and was a precocious reader.
@@llamalluvv He's been diagnosed with mild ASD. He's doing occupational therapy now so he can adjust better and be ready for speech therapy/school. He's grown a lot since the start of therapy (August) and he's slowly adjusting to school now. Also recently found out he is very artistic.
You have just described my son. We are currently doing the Hanen "More than Words" program and may enroll him in speech therapy afterwards. we also have a diagnosis appointment coming up. I'm trying to learn and understand as much as i can so that i can help him (learn to) communicate.
Jen you are veryyyyy few people on youtube who talk sense and really helping others instead of a chaos. Love from London family., ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your encouragement!
My about to be 4 years old cousin speaks very well, he can sing songs, count to 100, say all the colours. But it appears he can only repeat, he learns phrases spoken to him by heart and he repeats them. He can even memorise 10 pages children book and recite it, but he couldn’t answer questions like “What are you eating?” “What are you doing?”. Once his mother asked him and taught him what he was eating, named the dishes, he proceeded to memorise that and told us all memorised phrases when we asked him “What are you eating?” again. Just asking “What did you talk with your caretaker today?” would cause him a lot of distress he would start crying.
He has extremely good memories, but struggles to describe things around him by himself
It is the same problem with my son.
Any progress now?
Thank you for your videos. Can you please make a video on how a parent should help a child with expressive speech delay?
Echolalia can be a form of stimming and stimming is so important for the mental health of those doing it. Please don’t suppress stimming. Please don’t teach children to suppress their stims.
This video was very enlightening to me but it also makes me think how silly it is that all the therapy sessions my son gets are always one to one when that obviously makes it very difficult to work on very important concepts like questioning/answering, you/me, etc. I really think he could be progressing much faster. Thankfully now i know better and will ask them why they don't ever work in this kind of way.
Unfortunately, universities don’t touch on these tips for SLPs/SLPAs, they have us learn primarily through research AFTER finishing coursework. It’s very unorganized in my opinion. I truly didn’t learn these types of strategies until I started actually WORKING in the field and even 2 years in i’m STILL learning. Maybe the universities need to start implementing more coursework in Speech instead of non-related courses like history, math, etc.
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
Hmm
! ACTUAL ADVICE DOESN'T START UNTIL 5:30 !
yes - first part of video in teaching about echolalia, what it looks like and possible causes of it. It's been helpful for many parents exploring this topic for the first time.
This is fantastic Jen! We’ve been doing these strategies that you shared us and we are seeing results from our daughter! 😀
Hey everyone! We were the parents who reached out to Jen about our daughter’s echolalia. She responded to us right away and has answered each of our questions and gave us techniques. And now she even made a video about it! Thanks so much Jen! You deserve a lot of subscribers and we wish you all the best! 😇
Oh, Niña - it is my pleasure! You, and other parents like you, are the reason WHY I wanted to start this community! I am so glad you reached out & I'm even HAPPIER that you are already starting to see results in such a short time! Well done! Keep it up & let me know how things are going!
My daughter is very smart. Learn to say her ABC from she was 1+ and also learn to count to 10 at that age. Now she just turned 3, knows her shapes, all colors, animals etc but I am so worried about her speech/echolalia.
Same here….hoping these techniques work.
@@Kariberri208 are they working?
Currently going through the same I just want to know will it get better ?
Hi,ive only just found this channel, i hope im not too late. My son is 5 and is exactly same. Really struggling to come to terms with it. I welcome any and all information and support please
Sounds very much like my daughter. She turned out to have level 2 autism. She regressed at around 2.5.
Echoing other comments, echolalia is a different way of processing language, and analytical processing is not the only way :)
For me, as a mother of an autistic child, it works phrasing and touching my heart 'I want' whatever is his particular wish or desire
This is great input! Thank you for commenting and I'm glad you're here!!
hi there! are you a filipino? i hope you can help me with my son.
@@dainecennpastor1806 I am not. Are you able to find a local speech therapist?
My two year old does this. I googled Echolalia and now I'm scared. She repeats questions and parts of movies and songs on RUclips videos she likes. So when I offer her water or milk and she repeats "Do you want milk?" and reaches for the milk do I not give it to her until she says, "I want milk." If I say that she will copy it, but I don't think she gets the different between "Do you want milk" and "I want milk" - to her they both get across that she wants milk. What about copying and acting out videos or parts of movies? I talked to her doctor, and she said not to worry because it's normal for two year olds and she doesn't have any other signs. But she copies/repeats shows so often.
My daughter did this until she was three now she talks nonstop but talk to your pediatrician if you’re worried
@@aricleveland503 hopefully this reaches. What all was your daughter doing ? My son is 2 y/o and repeats a lot of stuff
I did the same thing
Often with echolalia, repeating things from tv shows or videos is called scripting! Its your child's way of communicating if they have trouble coming up with what to say organically. Its very common, and as long as your child is able to communicate their needs and thoughts, its not a major cause for concern.
Thank you for the tips.
Thanks a lot, Very clear and helpful, Echolalia is one of my daughter issues, Quite handy your video, Did share it with my wife.
Love u mam May God bless u for helping this kind of child
My nephew is 3 and he's repeating also he cries alot. He's seeing a language therapist but I'm not seeing progress. This video really make sense.
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
Thank you. i will try this out and get back here and comment
Let me know how things go!
Thank you, this has been helpful. This video gives confirmation on the small techniques I have been doing with my daughter.
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! IT GIVES ME LOTS OF IDEA BECAUSE OF YOUR SPECIFICALLY AND DETAILED STRATEGIES... AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE MY 4Y.O KID ASKING ME AND ASWERING ME IN PROPER WAY ☺️ GOD BLESS YOU!!
Oh, that would be awesome, Jomelyn! Please let me know if you have any specific questions! I am always looking for ideas for video topics that would be helpful to parents! So, let me know!!
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
Thank you!
Hi...many thanks to u...ur techniques were very useful to my 6 yr old son.... ❤❤❤❤Blessed be🙏😇
So glad this was helpful! Thanks for commenting!
Very helpful, thank you.
Oh wow! It is very helpful and informative. I cannot thank you enough!
Many Blessings
What about if they are a Gestalt Learner?? Why would you try to stop they way are learning language? Not all kids are analytic speech learners and most ASD are not...
Thank you for sharing this video. This is really informative and helpful. My son also has this echolalia.
How can my child stop farting so much😂😂😂😂😂
Help me make a stop farting
This is so helpful video ! Your kids are too cute 😍 Thank you
Loved your video..thankyou so much ..ihave a son who is 5yr old and have ecolelia.... and i cud say this ws very helpful.... blessed be❤
So glad it was helpful, Sheeba! Let me know if there are other language-related questions you have, and I can try to incorporate them into my upcoming videos! And, thanks for commenting!
Thank you. So helpful
My son keeps repeating sentences that doesn’t have any relation with the situation like Scenes from cartoons or something we already told him. And he keeps repeating. Sometimes he asks for a specific answer to what he is saying or he won’t stop, what can I do to help him please ❤ thank you 🙏
Thank you for this video. Very helpful
My son repeats phrases so many times and he doesn’t stop repeating till I repeat exactly what he is saying if I don’t do it he gets upset. Do you have a recommendation for that?
Hi, how's ur son? My daughter had the same case as yours.
Helpful these vedio
Hi Doctor, where are you located?
My son had hearing issues and he is speech delayed, he is now 4 years old and the last 6 month his speech has blossomed! From 10 words, we went to over a 100. The issue is, he has echolalia… he also has spontaneous speech though, and sometimes he actually answers the question after he repeats it… does this sound like expressive language delay?
Hi I am first time mom. I want to know how to communicate and share things to other toddler my son has echolalia he is 3 years old now
This is Great! I can't wait you practice this with my son.
In tears, thanking you
please don't, that woman is a quack
@@panda-wk8mv my child is the same.. what do you recommend, since she is a quack?
How do you manage dealing with your own personal frustration and how to hide that?
Video coming soon!! Thank you for this video idea!
LingoRoo - Where Language Comes to Life! Thank you
Can you make a video for delayed ecolelia...how to reduce delayed ecolelia... my son have spontaneous ecolelia and delayed ecolelia. He wil remember everything and wil repeat it when he is bored...
yes-- I will make a video about this topic soon! Thanks for the idea!
Thankyou so much🙏🙏
Hi LingoRoo, just wondering if you have a video on , how to teach or coach kids to control their emotion (Autism Spectrum)?
Autistic people control their emotion through their body. Repetitive and self-stimulatory behaviors are how autistic people regulate themselves and helps them process how they feel and their senses
Autistic people control their emotion through their body. Repetitive and self-stimulatory behaviors are how autistic people regulate themselves and helps them process how they feel and their senses
great modeling!! thank u!
Thanks for commenting! Let me know if you have any specific questions!
Thank you
My child is 3 years old ... he repeats everything verbatim. He doesn't comprehend anything i say to him.his receptive skills are almost is non existent. Any help would be appreciated
great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are giving us hope for our 3 1/2 year old daughter. We appreciate the video-thank you for putting it together.
Glad it was helpful!
I just tried this with saying hi and after a few tries my kids is saying hi to me and not repeating my hi to him!
My son is 5 years old and I'm afraid he has echolalia .reason being is when I ask him something he repeats the question rather than him giving me a response. I always have taken him too he's yearly check up with he's pediatrician and have asked about it and she says my child doesn't seem too have autism . I don't know how too help my child with it .please help
My daughter is repeating tv shows constantly. Not just a sentence or 2, it’s almost entire half hour episodes, every line. Like reading every persons lines in a script. It’s to the point that it’s driving everyone in our house crazy. It’s been going on for about 8 months now. Any tips to get her to stop?
Hi, is she still repeating?
I have this same thing going on. I swear I thought it was just me. Omg.
She is still doing it some, but much much less now. It’s not driving us absolutely insane anymore. And if we ask her to stop she will now.
This is what our specialist has termed "scripting".. my 4 year old does this too. As for getting them to stop, that is something I also wish too.
My child knows mum and dad but doesn't address is as so unless it's part of a song and not unprompted.. I am extremely sad and would love to hear him say it.. he's said it only a couple of times.
Properly harnessed, such scripting can be among for a future acting career. Much luck to you and your family.
I am nearing my 40s and autistic.
Echolalia is just something that autistic people do, and I'm not going to mask for you guys.😂😂😂
Watching the video to increase my echolalia.
I wish I would have found you ages ago
I came across your video. My child is about to be 2 years old and he hasn’t say no words just mumble “mama” but mostly “papa” but that is it . I was searching for ways to help him what are some good strategies to help him
This is helpful! Thank you!!
You're very welcome, Kelly! Happy to help! Let me know if you have other questions for future videos & please share it w/ other parents you think it could help!
Our 5 year old autistic son has a tendency to use echolalia (And palalia) quite a bit. Sometimes it's immediate and other times it is quite delayed. The other day he heard a video and it said *Oh my God, it's Mr. Peabody and Sherman!* Well, for the next three hours (With just a few breaks) he kept repeating it over and over again. At one time I thought he was going to quit for good, and when he restarted again I made the mistake of saying *Oh, sh*t*. Well, then he started saying the Peabody and Sherman line followed by the Oh Sh*t line right after it. Luckily, we didn't have to go anywhere that day.
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My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
6:55 I have heard this example a few times now, to give the answer to question yourself and then wait for a child to give that same answer himself/herself. I'm wondering, isn't that just another form of echolalia as well, because the child is simply repeating the "answer" it heard form a parent, regardless of it's actual desire (in this case, to go outside or not...)?
My sons slp says it helps children understand because the answer is showing them the subject/idea behind the meaning of questions
Is it common to see echolalia in bilingual toddlers?
Hi.This is great .
Wait! is this aba? God! I have my soul broken to pieces for this ideas on nurturing kids, please think about it for a little, does this forced masking and systematic deleting of any autistic trait/behaviour/stim... does it benefit her/him/elle at core level? For instance it is like saying “please honey, don’t be you again” , for you, it will be exhausting and demanding for the won’t go easily and freely, for your kid it will be devastating in the long run starting with the very early idea that something may be wrong with one being one self and it must be hidden! Even Some “generous” parents “let” SOME unbreakable traits be, as long it happens in private and as a “no see, no tell” kind of secrecy, please be empathetic, as NeuroTypicals tend to think of autists as non empathic inward creatures, which is not the case by a far margin, please do not try to “remodel” a brain by your standards (or limitations 😢) , please forget and just quit altogether all that dreaded conversion cohersitive therapy- which leads to deep rooted very in-warded, self-hidden,shameful and very painful, again sub conscient life long trauma. Just get up and see, please go ahead and read about trauma related to being autistic, hear the Âûtistic advocates online, we are learning as adults about our pandoras box very long ago filled with childhood trauma for daily being forced to loss of self agency and in extreme cases self sensation of safety, one develops a fear of being home or more clearly being with our celator
Please don’t erase my comment as I Âûtistic adult have the same right as everyone else of sharing my opinion and parts of experience
Thank you
Is repeating normal up to an extent and age and how children learn how to speak? My son just turned 2 1/2 and his preschool teacher said on his last assessment he repeats questions rather than answer them...your video was very helpful for some ways to work on this. He has no signs of autism or speech delays. What age do you think this is actually problematic and not part of learning?
Melissa Marie up to age 2 it can be considered normal BUT you should be actively working on getting rid of it.
My daughter has tuberous sclerosis complex she had sezuires for over a year now controlled. She used to just make sounds but lately has been copying words that my other children say well sentences while there speaking to me also sings twinkle twinkle little star with the tune but different words like babbling she’s going to be 3 years old I’m April how can I help her talk please?
My child clearly expresses his needs like i want to drink milk or i want toys etc only when i ask anything eg how was school or are you playing he repeats it and he even remembers what we spoke to him few days ago and repeats it. He is hyperactive and interacts well so i dont know if he is on autism spectrum???
Can it be cure without going to any speech therapist? Tyvm!
my daughter has echolalia and psychriatist suggested speech therapy. and occupational therapy also
My kid 4.5 years old repeats some sentence when I asking questions to him
Don't ask him questions
My 32 months old does this when i ask him a complex question or sometimes not very complex and the answer could he I don’t know. so instead of saying I don’t know he would just repeat the question. he does find with choice questions and a yes or no question and the questions for which knows the answer at the top of his head. Should i be worried.
this vedio is really helpful. i 've a 5 years old female client with severe delayed echolalia. kindly share the strategies for that as well.
Hi there! Thanks for commenting! I'm glad you found the video to be helpful. I answered some questions about delayed echolalia in this video - check it out & let me know what you think! ruclips.net/video/NPF32TcCGeg/видео.html
Watching from Nepal....thank you
Thank you so much for this. I have a pre-k student now who has shown growth making choices and answering yes/no questions with some assistance, but she continues to use echolalia when I make comments. How can I target this?
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
Thanks a lot
Happy to help
Is echolalia linked to auditory processing disorder?
I need help with my child 7 year old to speak in full sentences how can I help her?
Hi, please suggest about 7.5 years old son, who started his first word at 7, and now he is doing echolalia, but he can sing children rhymes at turn, like if I say twinkle twinkle, he will reply little star, and so on. Similarly he can speak all alphabets in turn and like wise counting. From your video, to my understand, he is facing receptive and expressive language development issue. Like if I point him to switch off the TV, he will understand the direction only, and not about TV. What is this?? Please suggest how to keep him involve in understand language . Apologies for too long comment
how to handle the echolalia if the child is responding to questions properly but says some meaningless or irrelevant phrases when trying to be funny?
Hi mam.
My son is 21 month old. He knows word like light, car, bus, truck ( he says Kai). Whenever he sees star / light he points to star and says star again he points to star and look at us and says star it continues till we distract him. Is it normal? Is this echolalia?
What if ur child keeps repeating questions of his own? Like, did u eat lunch? Did u eat dinner? Do u like my shirt? Asking people around him to ask him a questions the same thing over and over. Is that echolalia also?
Hello! And sorry for my delayed response! This can be a form of echolalia - more "delayed" echolalia. One suggestion I would make is to look at the number of questions you are asking your kiddo in a day. Perhaps, you are asking a lot of questions? Perhaps try to just model statements - often times our kiddos mirror back to us what we are putting out to them! If all they hear is questions - they may only have questions to speak back. I would also encourage formal speech therapy. In that therapy, I would also encourage exploration of AAC as soon as possible, to provide a wide range of language input & output. Just some thoughts - Let me know how things are going!
What advice do you have if the eldest sibilant is 5 years old and have the echolalia?
So, just to clarify-- are you worries that the older sibling is modelling for the youngers?
LingoRoo - Where Language Comes to Life! Yes that and he repeats my husband and I .. But with behavior mostly he copies his younger brother who is two and will be 3 in Dec
My son is autism he doesn't understand wh questions how can I teach him please tell me how I am going to teach him
Can you help my daughter with Down syndrome with these tips please?
Hello, my 5 year old repeats his own last sentence or last few words.
Ex- Mamma, I want a snack... I want a snack... Snack.
I observed he does this without realising it mostly.
Does this too fall under echolalia? How can I work on this with him?
We are working with a therapist on various aspects of his social behaviour, but this I am wondering what I can do.
Any existing videos about this?
Thank you!!
How to help a child that shows ecolalia intensively during bed time? It seems a hyperactivity of the brain, where the child is processing information through the day ( or days) repeating words associated to the day routine, preferable toys, transporters or iPad cartoons. Thanks for helping!
The child in question is probably reviewing her day because autistic people don't prcieve time the same way. Reviewing the day helps both to process wht has happened, self-sooth and pepare for tomorrow so there isn't anything unpredictable. It also is probably to help understand continuity of time, since many autistic people hyperfixate on the past, present or future and might have a hard time connecting events linnearly
I was told ecolalia a way of learning to talk and its not always autism
I have twins one would answer my questions but the other wen I ask how she is she repeats how can I stop that
I have an 8 year-old who repeats everything he hears regardless whether we are talking to him or having a conversation with someone else. Sometimes he repeats multiple times and then get upset. What are your tips on how to handle that?
One of my students does that.
I have a granddaughter who displayed echolalia when she was 3. I heard what other kids, in her class talked about. She repeated phrases from cartoons. That phase ended quite quickly. Now she repeats word endings, not complete words. It’s kind of a reverse stutter. ie. “Let’s play ay ay ay.“ She’s 8 now and it’s been going on about 6 months.
I’m going to try a variation of your therapy to help her. Let me know if there are other tips.
Thank you.
I'm an autistic adult, and an early talker, if I'm doing this style of echolalia it's mostly just playing with my voice.
Hi mam my son aged 3.6 continuosly sings rhymes even while doing any activity,and sings theough out the days,specially wheels on the bus.kindly suggest me how to divert him while dng any activity,
Hi, This is great, very helpful and informative, you hit every problem and treatments for Echolalia. Do you do online Speech Therapy for kids or recommend an ST in San Diego. Thanks, Rachel
Hey there! Thank you so much for engaging with this community! If I was to recommend an SLP in San Diego, I would look for a therapist who is trained in the SCERTS model! As you are calling around, ask clinics if they have therapists who have studied this tx modality-- I think it would be AWESOME!! Or, if you can't find an SLP who is trained, maybe reach out to barryprizant.com and ask them for a recommendation of an SLP!!
Very nice 👌
Thank you, Amita! Hope you found it helpful - let me know if you have any other questions about language development! I would love to help however I can.
I have 4 years kid he repeats words please not talking help me I'm worried 😢
Thank u its been very helpfull
Happy to help, Nevine! Please share it w/ other parents you think it could help!
My son is like 4.4 yrs and he still did not speak. I took him to multiple specialist and they say he is NOT autistic.
I am very frustrated as he show echolalia and it seems that he don't understand the concept of communication.. just recently he an say his name . However, I feel that he is doing it as memory reply and a receipt and answers..
He can name objects like animals..shapes ..parts of his body. Seems to me, he can not understand the concept of communication.
He can repeat any word u ask him to say it (not perfctly) but he do say it
As for sentences no except for
Open door
Drink water
What will u advise.. is it possible that he is autistic
Thanks from Saudi
what if this behavior is prevalent in adults?????? GENZ LOOKING AT YOU ENTIRELY
I need more advanced conversation skills. I’ve had him watch videos about somebody talking about a ball game and the girl being totally off topic that she is getting pizza. And, he fixated on pizza.
I would alway advocate following the child's lead! If he's interested in pizza - go for it! Showing him you're interested in communicating w/ him could open up to future expansion of topics. When he's ready!
I have a really important question my kid she is four years and she’s repeating the words but when I ask her to three times she answer me yes or no do you think this will be a life problem for her Please advice me
Hi there! Thanks for commenting! She may just need a little bit more time to process your questions. It is really hard to make a prognosis based on not having seen her in person. And, she is still very young. Do you have her in speech therapy currently?
She’s now , also she label all the colors she play with the kids very good
@@watahtechnology2950 that's great news! Maybe ask your speech therapist for some other ideas about her repetitions - see if your therapist could recommend some other strategies, or even some other communication options, like pictures or gestures/signs to help her communicate.
@@watahtechnology2950 that's great! I would encourage you, if you haven't already to watch the videos about Language Stimulation techniques & just keep incorporating those into your daily routines as much as you can!
Hello Jean,
Thanks for the video this is really very helpful. My 8 years old Aspie son now learned how to reply but this time he started to repeatedly pronounce the responds he gives me. Like: if I ask would u like to ho to the cinema, he repeats the same thing several times like: "Yes I want ci-ne-ma" and sometimes he repeats the last part like "ma, ma, ma'
My child was so playful and verv interactive since 1year of using doctor Oyalo herbs ….and now he is fond of singing and saying everything, he can now communicate, recite alphabets and numbers..he started reading out alphabets and nmbers correctly
Does this actually help the child, or is it mainly for the parent?
Huh? It won't help the child to learn to communicate for themselves?
As an adult with echolalia this advice is so wrong and disturbing. There is nothing wrong with echolalia. It doesn't need to be stopped or corrected. It is a way to process what is being said. It is different. Not incorrect. Parents need to work on their acceptance instead of trying to make their kids appear as if they do not have echolalia. It doesn't hurt anyone you just think it's annoying because you're insecure and controlling.
Thank you for your feed back. My son is 5 and I'm trying to communicate with him. I felt this was wrong too. I'm actually trying to learn how he uses it to communicate with him at his level.
Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤ my daughter is 11 and speech has been a bit of a struggle..and this is a deeper understanding as to why it happens ❤❤just thank you so much...because I have like I have a place to start ❤❤❤❤
My kid says ‘I want’ I’m doomed
Why would you want to reduce echolalia? Surely it makes the child more comfortable to speak in a way that's natural to them? The only reason you'd change it is because you're embarrassed or annoyed by it, which isn't fair on the child. Why is the neurotypical way of speaking the only right way?
hey, Jessica - thanks for the comment. This is probably a longer conversation that I would love to continue on my FB page-- please reach out to me there! My heart is NEVER to inhibit a child from communicating freely - I'm wondering if you were able to watch the whole video? I address echolalia, as it is used by many populations, not just the Autistic community. MY goal is to facilitate language learning in our kiddos, ALL kiddos - to help them learn the vital skill of conversation turn-taking, answering questions to get their needs met, and to be able to communicate their desires. I don't feel like MODELING that language should ever stop. I understand that some abuse that, and I condemn that whole heartedly-- again, this is larger conversation. I hope you reach out on the FB page, so we can continue this conversation & you can hear my heart b/c I truly feel there is some middle ground we can find... would love to talk to you more!
Because it's annoying as hell. And not an effective way to communicate. If you don't work to correct your child so they can navigate the world as effectively as they can, you're doing them a disservice.
@@LindsayW138 AGREED!!! Some parents forget that they won't be around forever, one day we may pass away and leave our special needs child behind. It's important for us to prepare them as much as we can to "survive" in this world, My daughter will be 3 soon and I work so hard with her and I know she's trying..I refuse to set my daughter up for failure, failure to navigate the world when I'm no longer alive..NOPE!!
WTH? Shows how limited your experience is. My child ONLY does echolalia. Therefore she's never able to communicate what she wants or needs or what's wrong. Can you imagine how frustrating this is for her? When we can't guess, she'll sometimes resort to distraught crying.
@@MrsBonas25 Exactly. And everyone is now tiptoeing around these nuts who live in fantasy land and trying to placate them. I'm an older mother. Why would I want to leave behind a child in the world who can't ask for what she wants or tell that someone has harmed her? I will do everything in my power to prevent that.
Hello, befin using external regulation of emotion until its internalised. You will refain normal neurotransmitter levels. Fix fhd srimulation problems. Do the work and he autistic will gain any practice until internalized! You are alrady perfect, you beautiful, you are able to gain facial composure and be able fo use normal expressions. You hace to practice!
im sorry for talking for her
that's okay-- you didn't do it ALL the time! haha! ❤️❤️