repeating words | Autism PDD

my son echoes a lot . I guess it can considered repeating also?

can you give a sample of how would the sentence start...just curious if my son does it too.

when he wants something he asks for it sometimes and just keep repeating what he wants. you tell him you will get it in a second and he keep repeating what he wants non stop like a recorder ...

sample

i want to play

ok one second until i turn on computer

(with attitude) i want to play

i want to play mommy

something like that..his tone starts getting aggressive. anybody goes through this and how you handle it when a kid asks something nice but then his pdd/ autism comes out and he starts changing his tone? sometimes he squeezes any part of my body but it dont hurt me ,just that he squeezes me like he wants me to have pain... sounds weird. hope you understand me.

My granddaughter, almost 9 HF autism, repeats her first couple of words also, some times the whole sentence. I too worry about the kids making fun of her, we think that she is noticing more of the differences between her and her peers. Which in turn is causing some stress in her life now. But the repeating has gone on for a long time. Must be a pdd thing, I guess.

My son has always repeated the first couple of words 2 to 5 times at the beginning of his sentence but the last few months he is repeating his sentence under his breath. He will say something and then i see his lips move. I know new things come up but he is doing it all the time. I said something to his cousenler and she said it is the Pdd. I'm worried b/c it looks werd and lets face it kids will make fun of him. I was just wondering if any other parents have seen this with your children. Thanks for any coments.

Tessa

This is the beginning of speech for many ASD kids. Embrace it. It often leads to more fluent speech. My son certainly started out this way, and he is very fluent now. It's a good thing.

Jacob will start a sentence like:

I want

I want to go outside.

Then you will see his lips move but not hear anything but you can read his lips and he is repeating " I want to go outside." It is hard to explain, but i hope this helps. He does not change the tone of voice and it almost seems like he has forgotten what he wants to say when he repeats the first couple words.

Thanks Tessa

TLadyVan39046.33375

I am an autism teacher and I have seen this many many times.

My one little guy who does it most right now is highly anxious. By that I mean, his anxiety skyrockets the second he needs to interact with any other person. It is like repeating the words helps to comfort him or something. I can give him an immediate prompt when he does it such as "no repeating" or "no more whispering" (because he repeats under his breath too) and he will stop. It has reduced the behavior slightly, but it does come back. If it is not interfering with his communication, I try to leave it alone and not call too much attention to it. I also try to set things up so he only has to interact with others very briefly, and then has longer periods of independent time so he feels more comfortable.

Karolysgirl39046.5284606482

My son Andrew who is 12, has been doing that since he turned 4. He will say something and then repeat with his lips without sounds coming from his mouth. His psychiatrist says it is due to anxiety and not to make a big deal about it.

Jacob was a late talker, he really started around age 5. He hasn't been in speech since age 7. This is why i'm so concerned. This to me seems more like regression.