Re: Repeating phrases - Ann

[Guest guest]

Ann,

I see that wrote you that the kind of repeating your are talking

about is preserverance. Yes, this is different than echoing. Echoing is

when the person repeats exactly what you just said back to you.

never echoes, but at times of great anxiety he will ask the same

thing over and over to get comfort from me. Such as when we are on our way

to Mayo and he constantly asks " no poke, mom? " with hope. After answering a

few times, I will put it back to him, " what do you think, , you know

the answer " and then he answers himself. Then it usually stops.

There are also times when is quite ill that he feels he cannot get a

sentence out correctly. Then he will start over instead of just picking up

where he misspoke and go from there. It looks so excrutiating for him when

this occurs. My filling in words is not good enough, he wants to say his

thoughts himself without help.

It seems like many mito kids have these speech problems.

Cara

p.s. It has been windy but somewhat mild here in WI so far. Only a dusting

of snow here in between G. Bay and MW. Don't know what is to come,though!

But everyone says that the last few years here in WI have gotten much

windier, so bring along ear protection for sure.

[Guest guest]

Ann,

I see that wrote you that the kind of repeating your are talking

about is preserverance. Yes, this is different than echoing. Echoing is

when the person repeats exactly what you just said back to you.

never echoes, but at times of great anxiety he will ask the same

thing over and over to get comfort from me. Such as when we are on our way

to Mayo and he constantly asks " no poke, mom? " with hope. After answering a

few times, I will put it back to him, " what do you think, , you know

the answer " and then he answers himself. Then it usually stops.

There are also times when is quite ill that he feels he cannot get a

sentence out correctly. Then he will start over instead of just picking up

where he misspoke and go from there. It looks so excrutiating for him when

this occurs. My filling in words is not good enough, he wants to say his

thoughts himself without help.

It seems like many mito kids have these speech problems.

Cara

p.s. It has been windy but somewhat mild here in WI so far. Only a dusting

of snow here in between G. Bay and MW. Don't know what is to come,though!

But everyone says that the last few years here in WI have gotten much

windier, so bring along ear protection for sure.