Looking for a Mom of an Autistic Child That Scrips a Lot

Updated on June 04, 2012
W.L. asks from Pompano Beach, FL
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Does anyone out there have a 2-4 year old autistic child that scripts constantly or an autistic child that used to script? My three year old (ASD) little girl constantly scripts. Through all of the therapy and groups I've met a ton of moms, dads and kids, but none of them script like mine. Just wanted to talk with someone that has a child with similar symptoms.
-By scripting I mean repeating lines from tv, books, or things that have been said to her...

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L.A.

answers from Austin on

She sounds like a super Scripter. Is she saying lines or words? do you know where she is getting the line from?

My nephew went through this and will every once in a while he would do this till he was a teen. .. His mom will make a loud clap and then tell him, this is not time to say these words. And then later when he has down time allow him 3 minutes to script.

He was repeating lines from videos or video games, so she made him earn time to each these or play these by having him read.. For as long as her read a book, play quietly, clean his room or played outside, he could then watch a video..

He would flit around so much that the actual time did not always add up to much time..

Let me reassure you, he just graduated from High School and is going to attend college out of state. He has kept up with his therapies and still can call on any of them when he has set backs..

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B.C.

answers from Norfolk on

There was a boy at my son's taekwondo that would recite entire Scooby Doo episodes over and over and speak about himself as a third person - he's 13.
Instead of "I want some juice" he'd say "Billy wants juice".
He couldn't seem to stop.
He's in middle school special ed classes now and I haven't seen him around for awhile since he stopped coming to taekwondo.

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T.H.

answers from Boca Raton on

We have a 5 year old autistic great-grandson who has done this since he started to talk, which was early on. He converse just fine but likes to repeat lines from TV, movies, etc. and can go off in a minute into a whole act/
Our great-granddaughter, also, 5 and autistic did not talk until she was 2 and then used echolaia (repeating phases) as her only communication. She was not always correct in use at6 first but got better. She is talking and conversing just fine now although you can still here the parroting.
Is your sweetie in special classes? A good speech therapist can do wonders with this.

J.W.

answers from St. Louis on

My Andy is 13 and if I have learned anything it is they love to change up the terms. So what the heck is scripting?

It is a new term for echolalia?

Andy has repeated stuff from TV and movies since he was three to the point it drives me insane. He doesn't do it so much anymore but still does.

C.P.

answers from Washington DC on

Hi W.! I have a 3 yr old son on the spectrum and he talks CONSTANTLY! About everything but never to anyone really. "You guys wanna go for a car ride? We are gonna go for a car ride." "That's a green car. That's a green car. That is a green car." "You wanna put your shoes and socks on, shoes and socks on." and there is more....
Everything is a shape, even if it is not. To him it is a shape. and he is absolutely obsessed with fans, "That's a heater fan, that's a water fan, that's a cold fan."
Over and over and over. He answers himself now because we I guess we stopped answering him after the fifty millionth time. I love him but I really can't wait until the day he looks at me and says, "mommy...blah blah something." Instead of talking to nothing constantly.
Message me if u want to chat. I would love to learn more about this.
-C.

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answers from Charlotte on

Thanks for adding that, W.. I defer to the other ladies who know more about that!

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Do you mean she draws or writes? If you use a more common word or describe what it is she does, it would help us understand your post better.

Dawn

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