Absolutely Desperate. Please help!

What I'm sensing his natural talent for auditory information. He also sounds proactive rather than passive. Which means I'm curious if he enjoys sitting through audio books.

Would he like some kind of dictaphone or recorder to record his voice an play it back? Would he like a one-on-one session with someone to introduce him to field recording? Or maybe a theatre coach who could work with him on the form of expression with language. There are techniques to reading aloud. Both my son and I have dyslexia, but learning these have helped and reading or saying something out loud makes more sense as words can lose meaning just in my head or get mixed up. There is something to the sense of auditory processing, especially for musicians. 

We experience everything very intensely. For instance, I've spoken with a few individuals who've had my everyday impact with sensory elements only when they've micro-dosed on mushrooms. This intensity is important to note, and there are things you might be able to teach him to work around some of the above.

When did he start 'demanding' others repeat what he says? Is there a chance this is how he has been treated if he's had a speech therapist, for instance? My mother would demand my sister repeated back phrases as her diction was messy, thus teaching her, 'This is how to speak to others". Perhaps he's afraid of being misunderstood and mistaken (speech issues, verbal communication issues, problems with following the 'tangents' in his head and helping others keep up with how everything he's thinking is related). This is also incredibly common - asking someone to repeat a thing is a form of asking to feel a connexion. If we're constantly misunderstood, it's a grave kind of isolation.

A few problems exist for many of us. 1. Our brains are working much faster than we can follow, which feels like we're constantly being demanded of internally. Think of a sleigh of dogs. If you cannot gain control, you might end up getting thrown off or worse, dragged behind. It's a bit like that. For me, I learned a bit of how the brain problem-solves with Logic around 18. We were all told by the professor most everyone fails the class, but he wouldn't completely fail anyone. A few of us received high marks and I have a feeling we were all autistic. This awareness, though, helped me work out how to follow a thought, and to begin to compartmentalise them. 

He could do with an enjoyable form of Turn-Taking. Practice with dice. Everyone takes turns saying as many words as they roll. Perhaps this is a family game during dinner. Move on to another form of word games where everyone has a turn. When we learn practical ways of interacting with others that aid connexion and aid a positive reception, we're more likely to consciously engage these forms socially and be able to use intentionality in building friendships. 

What I'm sensing his natural talent for auditory information. He also sounds proactive rather than passive. Which means I'm curious if he enjoys sitting through audio books.

Would he like some kind of dictaphone or recorder to record his voice an play it back? Would he like a one-on-one session with someone to introduce him to field recording? Or maybe a theatre coach who could work with him on the form of expression with language. There are techniques to reading aloud. Both my son and I have dyslexia, but learning these have helped and reading or saying something out loud makes more sense as words can lose meaning just in my head or get mixed up. There is something to the sense of auditory processing, especially for musicians. 

We experience everything very intensely. For instance, I've spoken with a few individuals who've had my everyday impact with sensory elements only when they've micro-dosed on mushrooms. This intensity is important to note, and there are things you might be able to teach him to work around some of the above.

When did he start 'demanding' others repeat what he says? Is there a chance this is how he has been treated if he's had a speech therapist, for instance? My mother would demand my sister repeated back phrases as her diction was messy, thus teaching her, 'This is how to speak to others". Perhaps he's afraid of being misunderstood and mistaken (speech issues, verbal communication issues, problems with following the 'tangents' in his head and helping others keep up with how everything he's thinking is related). This is also incredibly common - asking someone to repeat a thing is a form of asking to feel a connexion. If we're constantly misunderstood, it's a grave kind of isolation.

A few problems exist for many of us. 1. Our brains are working much faster than we can follow, which feels like we're constantly being demanded of internally. Think of a sleigh of dogs. If you cannot gain control, you might end up getting thrown off or worse, dragged behind. It's a bit like that. For me, I learned a bit of how the brain problem-solves with Logic around 18. We were all told by the professor most everyone fails the class, but he wouldn't completely fail anyone. A few of us received high marks and I have a feeling we were all autistic. This awareness, though, helped me work out how to follow a thought, and to begin to compartmentalise them. 

He could do with an enjoyable form of Turn-Taking. Practice with dice. Everyone takes turns saying as many words as they roll. Perhaps this is a family game during dinner. Move on to another form of word games where everyone has a turn. When we learn practical ways of interacting with others that aid connexion and aid a positive reception, we're more likely to consciously engage these forms socially and be able to use intentionality in building friendships.