Guest guest Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 We have a friend with a 9 year old Autistic daughter, and she has Echolalia. She repeats a lot of what she hears, and quotes movies too. Sometimes it’s not a great thing, because, even though she uses it in context (sort of), there are times when it can get a little bit touchy. Her dad took her to ballet lessons a few weeks ago. She asked him for something (not sure exactly, candy? Who knows….) and when he said ‘no’, she pulled a line from a movie, “You hurt her Daddy!”, and he said everyone was looking at him like he had done something to her. It was a little awkward. On the flip side, this can sometimes be on the entertaining side. My father is a limo driver. He used to drive Autistic children, and one of his clients was a “hard to deal with” young man. My father learned how to connect with him. This young man’s favorite thing was Pan. So when he got into the car, my father would say to him, “Charlie, tell me about Pan”, and Charlie would take a deep breath, and start with, “And now…..our feature presentation….” And go on to quote the entire movie. My father used to love it when he had to pick up Charlie. This was many years ago, and he still runs into Charlie occasionally. When my father found out that Melody was Autistic, he was almost….I hate to use the word, excited, but….he felt like he would be able to connect with her because of his experiences with Charlie and the other Autistic kids that were his clients. Unfortunately, my father lives in Toronto, and we live in the SF Bay Area, so he has yet to meet Melody, but we get to talk about her on the phone, and relate different stories. It’s like it connected my father and I again after all these years. Lynn Shoop www.mycmsite.com/lynnshoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Wow! It is so good to know that we are not alone. My daughter does the scripting word for word too. And with some of the same intonations. There has been a lot of changes these past few months, Good and Bad. Have you noticed that these things can start with fun things too, like birthdays and family visits? Now that I have really thought about it, I think that it is worse with lack of exercise and when she is bored. We have also cut out TV and Videos for the most part. She begs to watch TV everyday but we don't think it is good for her, but I can see now how she might be trying to self-stimulate herself. Are there any therapies that work with this? Rebekah Serena 7 joans_java wrote: Lynn, My has done the video scripting from the beginning and what has amazed all of us (school included) is how she will take something she heard from a movie and say the " Line " in an appropriate way. The funny thing is that she will say it with the same intonation! There are some really funny ones. Lately, of course because of her birthday looming over us in April, she is saying from PETER PAN= " But I don't want to grow up, mother " . I guess it is that says that. In 's case until recently, she would get very angry and upset if you mentioned anything about growing up to her. I really believe it is the OCD (obsessive complusive disorder) component to all this that is most difficult. They can be so LITERAL. Shanna ('s mom) > > We have a friend with a 9 year old Autistic daughter, and she has Echolalia. > She repeats a lot of what she hears, and quotes movies too. Sometimes it's > not a great thing, because, even though she uses it in context (sort of), > there are times when it can get a little bit touchy. Her dad took her to > ballet lessons a few weeks ago. She asked him for something (not sure > exactly, candy? Who knows….) and when he said `no', she pulled a line from a > movie, " You hurt her Daddy! " , and he said everyone was looking at him like > he had done something to her. It was a little awkward. > > On the flip side, this can sometimes be on the entertaining side. My father > is a limo driver. He used to drive Autistic children, and one of his clients > was a " hard to deal with " young man. My father learned how to connect with > him. This young man's favorite thing was Pan. So when he got into the > car, my father would say to him, " Charlie, tell me about Pan " , and > Charlie would take a deep breath, and start with, " And now…..our feature > presentation…. " And go on to quote the entire movie. My father used to love > it when he had to pick up Charlie. This was many years ago, and he still > runs into Charlie occasionally. When my father found out that Melody was > Autistic, he was almost….I hate to use the word, excited, but….he felt like > he would be able to connect with her because of his experiences with Charlie > and the other Autistic kids that were his clients. Unfortunately, my father > lives in Toronto, and we live in the SF Bay Area, so he has yet to meet > Melody, but we get to talk about her on the phone, and relate different > stories. It's like it connected my father and I again after all these years. > > Lynn Shoop > > www.mycmsite.com/lynnshoop > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Wow! It is so good to know that we are not alone. My daughter does the scripting word for word too. And with some of the same intonations. There has been a lot of changes these past few months, Good and Bad. Have you noticed that these things can start with fun things too, like birthdays and family visits? Now that I have really thought about it, I think that it is worse with lack of exercise and when she is bored. We have also cut out TV and Videos for the most part. She begs to watch TV everyday but we don't think it is good for her, but I can see now how she might be trying to self-stimulate herself. Are there any therapies that work with this? Rebekah Serena 7 joans_java wrote: Lynn, My has done the video scripting from the beginning and what has amazed all of us (school included) is how she will take something she heard from a movie and say the " Line " in an appropriate way. The funny thing is that she will say it with the same intonation! There are some really funny ones. Lately, of course because of her birthday looming over us in April, she is saying from PETER PAN= " But I don't want to grow up, mother " . I guess it is that says that. In 's case until recently, she would get very angry and upset if you mentioned anything about growing up to her. I really believe it is the OCD (obsessive complusive disorder) component to all this that is most difficult. They can be so LITERAL. Shanna ('s mom) > > We have a friend with a 9 year old Autistic daughter, and she has Echolalia. > She repeats a lot of what she hears, and quotes movies too. Sometimes it's > not a great thing, because, even though she uses it in context (sort of), > there are times when it can get a little bit touchy. Her dad took her to > ballet lessons a few weeks ago. She asked him for something (not sure > exactly, candy? Who knows….) and when he said `no', she pulled a line from a > movie, " You hurt her Daddy! " , and he said everyone was looking at him like > he had done something to her. It was a little awkward. > > On the flip side, this can sometimes be on the entertaining side. My father > is a limo driver. He used to drive Autistic children, and one of his clients > was a " hard to deal with " young man. My father learned how to connect with > him. This young man's favorite thing was Pan. So when he got into the > car, my father would say to him, " Charlie, tell me about Pan " , and > Charlie would take a deep breath, and start with, " And now…..our feature > presentation…. " And go on to quote the entire movie. My father used to love > it when he had to pick up Charlie. This was many years ago, and he still > runs into Charlie occasionally. When my father found out that Melody was > Autistic, he was almost….I hate to use the word, excited, but….he felt like > he would be able to connect with her because of his experiences with Charlie > and the other Autistic kids that were his clients. Unfortunately, my father > lives in Toronto, and we live in the SF Bay Area, so he has yet to meet > Melody, but we get to talk about her on the phone, and relate different > stories. It's like it connected my father and I again after all these years. > > Lynn Shoop > > www.mycmsite.com/lynnshoop > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 My daughter is 6 and that is the same EXACT way she communicates with us. Her teachers call me to ask me where she gets such vocabluary from and I tell her all those Disney movies. Or commercials. I was talking about money the other day and she must of heard me. She comes up and says " having money trouble call 1-800 (whatever the number was) for your debt solutions " I almost died of laughter. So I asked my older daughter where could she have heard that from. And she said that Disney Channel has that commerical. Sure enough I put The Disney Channel on in the living room and after a couple of shows I saw the commercial. The same exact phone number she said was the one on the commercial. Gotta love her!!!! (Nevaeh's mom) > > > > We have a friend with a 9 year old Autistic daughter, and she has > Echolalia. > > She repeats a lot of what she hears, and quotes movies too. > Sometimes it's > > not a great thing, because, even though she uses it in context > (sort of), > > there are times when it can get a little bit touchy. Her dad took > her to > > ballet lessons a few weeks ago. She asked him for something (not > sure > > exactly, candy? Who knows….) and when he said `no', she pulled a > line from a > > movie, " You hurt her Daddy! " , and he said everyone was looking at > him like > > he had done something to her. It was a little awkward. > > > > On the flip side, this can sometimes be on the entertaining side. > My father > > is a limo driver. He used to drive Autistic children, and one of > his clients > > was a " hard to deal with " young man. My father learned how to > connect with > > him. This young man's favorite thing was Pan. So when he got > into the > > car, my father would say to him, " Charlie, tell me about > Pan " , and > > Charlie would take a deep breath, and start with, " And now…..our > feature > > presentation…. " And go on to quote the entire movie. My father used > to love > > it when he had to pick up Charlie. This was many years ago, and he > still > > runs into Charlie occasionally. When my father found out that > Melody was > > Autistic, he was almost….I hate to use the word, excited, but….he > felt like > > he would be able to connect with her because of his experiences > with Charlie > > and the other Autistic kids that were his clients. Unfortunately, > my father > > lives in Toronto, and we live in the SF Bay Area, so he has yet to > meet > > Melody, but we get to talk about her on the phone, and relate > different > > stories. It's like it connected my father and I again after all > these years. > > > > Lynn Shoop > > > > www.mycmsite.com/lynnshoop > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 My daughter is 6 and that is the same EXACT way she communicates with us. Her teachers call me to ask me where she gets such vocabluary from and I tell her all those Disney movies. Or commercials. I was talking about money the other day and she must of heard me. She comes up and says " having money trouble call 1-800 (whatever the number was) for your debt solutions " I almost died of laughter. So I asked my older daughter where could she have heard that from. And she said that Disney Channel has that commerical. Sure enough I put The Disney Channel on in the living room and after a couple of shows I saw the commercial. The same exact phone number she said was the one on the commercial. Gotta love her!!!! (Nevaeh's mom) > > > > We have a friend with a 9 year old Autistic daughter, and she has > Echolalia. > > She repeats a lot of what she hears, and quotes movies too. > Sometimes it's > > not a great thing, because, even though she uses it in context > (sort of), > > there are times when it can get a little bit touchy. Her dad took > her to > > ballet lessons a few weeks ago. She asked him for something (not > sure > > exactly, candy? Who knows….) and when he said `no', she pulled a > line from a > > movie, " You hurt her Daddy! " , and he said everyone was looking at > him like > > he had done something to her. It was a little awkward. > > > > On the flip side, this can sometimes be on the entertaining side. > My father > > is a limo driver. He used to drive Autistic children, and one of > his clients > > was a " hard to deal with " young man. My father learned how to > connect with > > him. This young man's favorite thing was Pan. So when he got > into the > > car, my father would say to him, " Charlie, tell me about > Pan " , and > > Charlie would take a deep breath, and start with, " And now…..our > feature > > presentation…. " And go on to quote the entire movie. My father used > to love > > it when he had to pick up Charlie. This was many years ago, and he > still > > runs into Charlie occasionally. When my father found out that > Melody was > > Autistic, he was almost….I hate to use the word, excited, but….he > felt like > > he would be able to connect with her because of his experiences > with Charlie > > and the other Autistic kids that were his clients. Unfortunately, > my father > > lives in Toronto, and we live in the SF Bay Area, so he has yet to > meet > > Melody, but we get to talk about her on the phone, and relate > different > > stories. It's like it connected my father and I again after all > these years. > > > > Lynn Shoop > > > > www.mycmsite.com/lynnshoop > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 A sweet little story of a young girl with autism and blindness use to script back to every one the jenny craig commercials of call jenny at 1 800 xxx-xxxx. it was of funny to me as never learend from her why that script was of used and or how she was of relating it to her world around her. How do you pronounce you dauhgers name is it of nee-ay-va. I to use to script much off the eye witness news and many of the older commercials of my own childhood. The family of me often shared that while seemed preoccupied with things would run to the tv when certain commercials came on. Sondra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Her name is HEAVEN spelled backwards. NEVAEH- NEE-VA-EAH, LOL! Its kinda hard to write out. I can't even remember my own phone #. Pretty amazing! > > A sweet little story of a young girl with autism and blindness use to > script back to every one the jenny craig commercials of call jenny at 1 > 800 xxx-xxxx. it was of funny to me as never learend from her why that > script was of used and or how she was of relating it to her world > around her. > > How do you pronounce you dauhgers name is it of nee-ay-va. I to use to > script much off the eye witness news and many of the older commercials > of my own childhood. The family of me often shared that while seemed > preoccupied with things would run to the tv when certain commercials > came on. > > Sondra > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Her name is HEAVEN spelled backwards. NEVAEH- NEE-VA-EAH, LOL! Its kinda hard to write out. I can't even remember my own phone #. Pretty amazing! > > A sweet little story of a young girl with autism and blindness use to > script back to every one the jenny craig commercials of call jenny at 1 > 800 xxx-xxxx. it was of funny to me as never learend from her why that > script was of used and or how she was of relating it to her world > around her. > > How do you pronounce you dauhgers name is it of nee-ay-va. I to use to > script much off the eye witness news and many of the older commercials > of my own childhood. The family of me often shared that while seemed > preoccupied with things would run to the tv when certain commercials > came on. > > Sondra > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 > > I was talking about money the other day and she must of heard me. She > comes up and says " having money trouble call 1-800 (whatever the > number was) for your debt solutions " I almost died of laughter. cracks me up like that all the time. She memorizes every commercial on TV. On time I was talking to another mom at school and she was telling me about her New Year's resolution to lose weight and started scripting the NutriSystem commercial and said, " My husband LOVES my new body! " lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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