Tag: Echolalia

An Autism Awareness Post

Autism, Autism Acceptance, Autism Awareness, COVID-19, Echolalia, eye contact, Sensory Issues, Social Distancing 39

Going to the grocery store anymore causes me a lot of stress. But they have also been a great lesson for me for autism awareness. Read more, here!

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The Signs of Autism I Missed

Autism, Diagnosis, Echolalia, High Functioning Autism, Language, Meltdown, Repetitive Behaviors, Routine, Safety Awareness, Sensory Issues, Sensory Processing Disorder, Sensory Seeking, Sleep, support, Symptoms 25

After reading a similar article, I realized there were signs of autism I had missed when my children were babies. Read about them, here!

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Disturbing Clips Found in Children’s Videos and How to Fight Them

Autism, change, Echolalia, Mental Health, Script, Scripting, Suicide, You Tube 28

My kids love to sit and watch YouTube videos. So I was deeply disturbed to learn clips of suicide instruction were placed in different videos on YouTube and YouTube kids. Learn about this, here – and what you can do to help stop them!

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What to Look for in an Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessor

Assessment, Autism, Autism Evaluator, Diagnosis, Mental Health, Symptoms 3

One of the first sentences Declan repeated was the phrase, “Awww, c’mon, are you kidding me?” When he was evaluated for autism, he must

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“He May Never…”

Autism, Autism Parent, Echolalia, Hope, Speech 17

Between hearing the professional or the little voice in my head say the words, “he may never…” I realized one important thing about goals not yet achieved. Read about it here –

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How Much Screen Time is too Much Screen Time?

Autism, Screen Time 5

How much screen time is too much screen time? Find out here!

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Copycat Speech: Echolalia

Autism, Echolalia, Speech 14

Children repeat sounds they hear to learn language. But what does it mean when the repetition is unique or goes well past the speech development years?

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