Re: speech and language question

[Guest guest]

Yes, yes, and yes!!!! he he.

Totally Asperger's!!!!!!

Robin

From: crmurray <ringmurray@...>Subject: ( ) speech and language question Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 11:58 AM

I would like to know if some of the speech and language issues that I am seeing in my seven-year-old son are familiar to anyone on this list. My son has recently begun Speech Therapy for pronounciation of the letter "r," as well as social-pragmatic language issues. His speech diagnosis is "Speech Disorder NOS." DS is very socially withdrawn. Some of this is due to his high academic ability and giftedness --- he cannot relate to most same-age peers. What the Speech therapist is noticing is that my DS can talk happily about things that he knows about and about facts that are interesting to him. Open-ended, social speech situations completely baffle him, though. He tends not to respond to people at all and often appears in a fog. He is at a loss for initiating play most of the time. Although DS does not focus upon "special interests," and has a fairly broad range of interests, he does not seem to be able to do "small talk" at all. This is

proving to be challenging in making friends. Is this typical of Aspies, ADHD, or is this something else (indeed, "NOS")?Does anyone have these issues with their AS children?

[Guest guest]

Robin,

You definitely had a strong opinion on this one! Ha! I appreciate it!

I have a 10 yr. old diagnosed with Asperger's and it is very apparent. No question. But, the 7 yr. old that I am referring to is not as obvious a diagnosis. So, I'm wondering if we should pursue a complete set of autism testing with him as well in order to get a clear diagnosis. He doesn't present with the real obvious obsessional interests, but he does have trouble in the social arena.

I was interested that his speech therapist said that he could pretty easily converse about topics that he knew a lot about, but he is pretty silent when it comes to "small talk" or unscripted kinds of conversation.

I don't know if my younger son is "shadowing" behaviors he learned from his brother, or if he is truly also Aspie. Has anyone had a similar experience in their families?

[Guest guest]

Yes, that fit my son (now 20) too. So - " yes " it's typical. He also didn't

have one particular interest (or they varied with age) but generally had a broad

range and could talk on & on about them.

giftedness --- he cannot relate to most same-age peers. What the Speech

therapist is noticing is that my DS can talk happily about things that he knows

about and about facts that are interesting to him. Open-ended, social speech

situations completely baffle him, though. He tends not to respond to people at

all and often appears in a fog. He is at a loss for initiating play most of the

time.

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[Guest guest]

My son has some of the same issues. He speaks very well if it is a subject that he is very interested in. He also can't make small talk with kids his own age. Margaret A. CoteFrom: crmurray <ringmurray@...>Subject: ( ) speech and language question Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 5:58 PM

I would like to know if some of the speech and language issues that I am seeing in my seven-year-old son are familiar to anyone on this list. My son has recently begun Speech Therapy for pronounciation of the letter "r," as well as social-pragmatic language issues. His speech diagnosis is "Speech Disorder NOS." DS is very socially withdrawn. Some of this is due to his high academic ability and giftedness --- he cannot relate to most same-age peers. What the Speech therapist is noticing is that my DS can talk happily about things that he knows about and about facts that are interesting to him. Open-ended, social speech situations completely baffle him, though. He tends not to respond to people at all and often appears in a fog. He is at a loss for initiating play most of the time.

Although DS does not focus upon "special interests," and has a fairly broad range of interests, he does not seem to be able to do "small talk" at all. This is proving to be challenging in making friends. Is this typical of Aspies, ADHD, or is this something else (indeed, "NOS")?

Does anyone have these issues with their AS children?

[Guest guest]

Margaret,

Does you son have an AS diagnosis? And how old is he? How did this kind of speech and language issue contribute to your son's diagnosis?

I guess what I am trying to figure out here (because it will be months before we get all the testing accomplished at our local children's hospital---but we will get the official testing done eventually) is how "on the mark" for AS we are with this son, versus just general awkwardness that many gifted youngsters present.

Thanks for any details! I appreciate your time!

-Cassie

From: crmurray <ringmurray (DOT) com>Subject: ( ) speech and language question Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 5:58 PM

I would like to know if some of the speech and language issues that I am seeing in my seven-year-old son are familiar to anyone on this list. My son has recently begun Speech Therapy for pronounciation of the letter "r," as well as social-pragmatic language issues. His speech diagnosis is "Speech Disorder NOS." DS is very socially withdrawn. Some of this is due to his high academic ability and giftedness --- he cannot relate to most same-age peers. What the Speech therapist is noticing is that my DS can talk happily about things that he knows about and about facts that are interesting to him. Open-ended, social speech situations completely baffle him, though. He tends not to respond to people at all and often appears in a fog. He is at a loss for initiating play most of the time. Although DS does not focus upon "special interests," and has a fairly broad range of interests, he does not seem to be able to do "small talk" at all. This is

proving to be challenging in making friends. Is this typical of Aspies, ADHD, or is this something else (indeed, "NOS")?Does anyone have these issues with their AS children?

[Guest guest]

Hi Cassie, Sorry about the long wait. He has a dx of Aspergers. He is 15 years old. The language and speech issues contributed to his dx in that he does not communicate well with his own peers. He also does not socially get along with peers. He feels that he reads peoples faces. When he doesn't really understand what is being said. You are on the mark very well.Margaret A. Cote

From: crmurray <ringmurray (DOT) com>Subject: ( ) speech and language question Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 5:58 PM

I would like to know if some of the speech and language issues that I am seeing in my seven-year-old son are familiar to anyone on this list. My son has recently begun Speech Therapy for pronounciation of the letter "r," as well as social-pragmatic language issues. His speech diagnosis is "Speech Disorder NOS." DS is very socially withdrawn. Some of this is due to his high academic ability and giftedness --- he cannot relate to most same-age peers. What the Speech therapist is noticing is that my DS can talk happily about things that he knows about and about facts that are interesting to him. Open-ended, social speech situations completely baffle him, though. He tends not to respond to people at all and often appears in a fog. He is at a loss for initiating play most of the time. Although DS does not focus upon "special interests," and has a fairly broad range of interests, he does not seem to be able to do "small talk" at all. This is

proving to be challenging in making friends. Is this typical of Aspies, ADHD, or is this something else (indeed, "NOS")?Does anyone have these issues with their AS children?