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Repeating lines from tv programmes

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Does/Did anyone's child do this? H (age 5, ASD & Epilepsy) doesn't have conversations with us atall, she just recites lines from kids tv programmes at us when you ask her a question. She doesn't listen to what we are asking or saying and just comes out with the same things over and over.

Hubby reckons she has always been like this but it is getting more and more apparent to me now - whenever anyone comes over she doesn't say hello to them, just spouts another phrase at them. Same when we go to other people's houses or the shops.

It is driving me mad, you can't get through to her atall - hubby says she is happy in herself and it is just one of the things she does but it is so frustrating getting nothing back from her.

Anyone any advice or experience of this?

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  • Cool thank you both. I will check out that article and yes when she gets a new programme each time the phrases and new words increase.

    I spoke to my family about it today too and they said at least it is some form of communication, it could be none atall and she will learn from those phrases eventually using words from them in other contexts. She is due to start SN school at the end of this year so they mighthave other strategies as well.

    Thanks

     

     

     

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  • Cool thank you both. I will check out that article and yes when she gets a new programme each time the phrases and new words increase.

    I spoke to my family about it today too and they said at least it is some form of communication, it could be none atall and she will learn from those phrases eventually using words from them in other contexts. She is due to start SN school at the end of this year so they mighthave other strategies as well.

    Thanks

     

     

     

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