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Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 5/30/2008 10:27:49 AM
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earthy
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My child will repeat the exact same words he just spoke, back to himself in a very soft voice with lips moving. I looked this up and found it to be called Palilalia. Though I also read that this could be part of Asperger's Syndrome. I have not had my child diagnosed. This repetative speech has gone on for aprox 5yrs now. I have brough this to his attentnion only a few times and he had no idea what I was talking about. Not sure if I should bring it up again.
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 5/30/2008 1:53:18 PM
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All my kids go in and out of that. It drives my mom nuts! My MIL said that my husband used to do that a lot too when he was little. She said that she always thought that it was from being so intelligent. My husband is VERY intelligent as are our children. My kids don't have aspergers. My husband does not repeat himself anymore, although it has rubbed off on ME from time to time. 
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 5/30/2008 2:40:11 PM
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Both of my kids did this and still do it sometimes. I know I did it, and my brother did it. I think it is a sign of intelligence.  Not sure if my husband did it--but he is very brilliant (and I'm not bragging here--God has just made him very smart).
I can remember what it felt like.
I'm definitely not autistic, and both my brother and I are reasonably intelligent. My kids have both learned to read early, they both waited to speak but when they spoke it was in complete sentences.
I'm curious about what Stella's pm said.
That sounds like MY family. Early readers and late talkers...
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 5/30/2008 2:58:53 PM
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I have read that Einstein did this too.
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 5/30/2008 4:12:26 PM
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Hve you ever read The Einstein Syndrome? I have one kid that is bit like that oand one that is a dead ringer (I think that they were spying on him when they wrote that book. I highly recommend it!
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 5/31/2008 7:13:58 AM
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repeating one's words to oneself and constantly repeating oneself are two very VERY different things.
I have a friend whose son DOES have asperger's...he is 9 days older than my son and they played together weekly from the time they were about 1 year old...but he did repeat himself. Not once or twice, but constantly the same words....for hours on end....until you distracted him to say something else.
The big key is...does he connect with other people well? Can he answer "why" questions? (even if the answer is silly.....)
does he fixate on one topic for the day and only ask one or two questions about it all day long?
If he did have asperger's....you would be seeing OTHER signs not just one.
As with anything, symptoms in and of themselves do NOT a syndrome make.....it requires a combination of things and at the EXTREME level to even make it a possibility.
A fever alone does not mean you have Ebola.
Talking to yourself on occasion (or even daily) does not mean you are schizophrenic.
Vomiting alone does not mean you have the gastroenteritis.
What you are describing does not actually fit the description of Palilalia:
Palilalia is the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, and may sound like stuttering. It is a complex tic, like echolalia and coprolalia. All can be symptoms of Tourette syndrome,Asperger syndrome,or autism.
Palilalia comes from the Greek πάλιν (pálin) meaning "again"[6] and λαλιά (laliá) meaning "babbling, meaningless talk"[7] (from the verb λαλείν (laleín) meaning "to talk").
Another definition puts it this way:
palilalia n. A speech abnormality symptomatic of some forms of tic disorder and other mental disorders, characterized by repetition of words or speech fragments with a characteristic acceleration during each cluster of repeated speech.[From Greek palin back or again + lalia speech]
© A Dictionary of Psychology 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001.
Someone who actually has palilalia does not repeat to themselves...it is more like I ask you
"how are you" and you say "okay, okay okay"...generally faster each time.
again...if you are truly concerned about it...get him evaluated....
And contrary to popular belief.....kids with aspergers are not retarded or unintelligent...in fact the opposite is generally more true. They are usually off the charts in intelligence, and most live their lives without any complications from the syndrome.
In fact, many researchers feel that both Newton and Einstein probably did have asperger's......and that many of our "super-intelligent' scientist may have "suffered" from this syndrome.
< Message edited by W.O.F. -- 5/31/2008 7:33:52 AM >
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 6/1/2008 4:39:18 PM
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Sarah (peculiarlady) sent me over here since I work with kids who have special needs, but WOF has pretty much already said what I would have said. If he did have Aspergers, you would be seeing other signs- difficulty understanding other people and their point of view, EXTREME all-encompassing interest in a (usually) narrow topic, etc.
The one thing you don't mention is how old your son is. Since you say this has been happening for 5 years, I'm guessing he's 7-8 ish. If it does concern you, or if you see other things that do, you can look into getting him evaluated. Like stuttering, its probably not under his conscious control, which means he probably wouldn't be able to stop if you asked him to.
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 6/1/2008 10:02:52 PM
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I was curious as to how old your child is and if there are any other habits that are done? Sometimes, around puberty, things can start happening inside the brain. If your child is doing these words and it makes him crabby to interrupt, or he has to start over when interrupted, it could possibly be a sign of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). OCD is a complicated disorder and can take different forms. Basically, one is trying to get the "right feeling", and will repeat doing things, saying things, or doing things in their minds, to get those right feelings and get rid of the "wrong" feeling.
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 6/30/2008 2:46:06 AM
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I have an adult friend who does this...I had wondered because when I was talking on the phone she would say "goodbye" and then I would hear it repeated softer afterwords and wondered if I was just "hearing" things. But she does this a lot. My son repeats himself as well, but usually only the ending of a word. It is strange...and my other children have sometimes made fun of him (which I try to let them know is not permissible). I am curious about it too and figured it was just one of those "quirks" that people sometimes have. He also seems to have some other "quirks" like sniffing and clearing his throat when it doesn't seem necessary. I wondered if it was nerves? But it doesn't seem to be attached to times when he might be nervous.
If there is a way to help him, I sure would be glad to know about it also.
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 6/30/2008 6:21:54 PM
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Donot worry my friend , maybe the child is too young
i can show you two way : 1 go to see doctor 2 just pray for your child
let god to the great things, i believe that he will do
wish you good luck
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 7/2/2008 8:45:52 PM
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I have an adult friend who does this...I had wondered because when I was talking on the phone she would say "goodbye" and then I would hear it repeated softer afterwords and wondered if I was just "hearing" things. But she does this a lot. My son repeats himself as well, but usually only the ending of a word. It is strange...and my other children have sometimes made fun of him (which I try to let them know is not permissible). I am curious about it too and figured it was just one of those "quirks" that people sometimes have. He also seems to have some other "quirks" like sniffing and clearing his throat when it doesn't seem necessary. I wondered if it was nerves? But it doesn't seem to be attached to times when he might be nervous.
If there is a way to help him, I sure would be glad to know about it also.
the sniffing and clearing of his throat may be indicative of tourrette syndrome ....which is also indicated by the repetition of words.
IF you are truly wanting to help him....take him to your doctor with your concerns and get him evaluated.
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 7/16/2008 8:57:01 AM
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actually i think it's indicative of allergies...
if i took him to the doc he would just think that i worry too much and give me his bill....we've had the same doc for years and he's very 'low key'...told me not to worry about it when i started bleeding while pregnant...
he's good at some things...but understanding women isn't one of them....
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 7/16/2008 7:44:43 PM
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actually i think it's indicative of allergies...
if i took him to the doc he would just think that i worry too much and give me his bill....we've had the same doc for years and he's very 'low key'...told me not to worry about it when i started bleeding while pregnant...
he's good at some things...but understanding women isn't one of them....
so...get a different doctor.,
either you really want to understand what is going on with your son...or you don't. Period.
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 7/17/2008 9:20:46 PM
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how is your son doing now?
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RE: Does anyone's child repeat their own words? - 7/28/2008 8:55:03 PM
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how is your son doing now?
Thanks for caring...some folks sound a little abrubt with their responses..
He is doing better actually...haven't had any "episodes" in a while.
God bless you...
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The dentist told her she brushes her teeth too much (so she cut down to 3 times a day) and she was drinking so much water she was in danger of water intoxication... so she doesn't take a bottle of water into work now. Could she use counciling? probably. but I don't think it is critical. 
