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3 yr old repeats all my questions

Mrs.SaxyMrs.Saxy member
in Toddlers: 24 Months+

I asked the pedi at his 3 yr check up and she says since there are no other obvious delays or issues, he should grow out of it, but I'm a bit concerned.  She called it "echolalia"

If I ask how was your day or did you have fun at school he'll repeat day or school.

We just got a fish and I want DS to name it and when I say, "What do you want to name the fish?" or "What is the fish's name?" he says, "yeah".

edit:  Another example..."How was your day?", DS says, "yeah" 

My son listens and can follow multi-step directions and he really has no other issues besides this.

Does your 3 year old answer questions? 

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Re: 3 yr old repeats all my questions

  • susanmosleysusanmosley member
    My 2 year old answers questions.  Honestly, I would push for a referal/script for a speech & language evaluation.  Echolalia is not a typical part of normal language development. Or as your pedi said, I suppose it could be isolated & a non-issue.
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  • lite-brightlite-bright member

    My DD1 does this all.the.time. 

    She has other speech/repetitive patterns as well, though. Not to scare you, but I do think it's worth getting a speech evaluation and having a professional's opinion. My DD1 was recently diagnosed with a speech delay and we're in the process of doing a developmental evaluation as well. 

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  • LoveEeyoreLoveEeyore member

    I agree.  It could be nothing, it could be a little difficulty with auditory processing that LO will outgrow, or it could be something LO will need help with.  An eval could help you with that.

    I have a friend whose son did that a lot and one thing that helped him a lot was providing him with the first words that he needs.  Example:

    "Where did you go this weekend? I went to..."

    And once she started doing that it seemed to jumpstart him a little bit.  One thing I would do is really watch and see if this is all the time, or just seem like it b/c you notice when he does it, but not when he doesn't.  That's huge.  My friend's kiddo could carry on conversations, and when playing with my DD often asked her questions, but mom had NO idea that he'd EVER asked a question, although on playdates I watched him do it all the time. 

    Try different types of questions- can he label things? Can he answer what color things are?  Try prompting him with the beginning of his sentences.  Oh and another thing I noticed with my friend's kiddo, if I got down on my knees and made sure I had his attention before asking, he did much better. 

    If all this fails, try silly games making silly sounds, but try to get him to make up his own, not imitate.  Try opposite games- jump and reach and say UP!!!!!!, then crouch and get him to say down, etc.  And get him interacting and responding in different ways.  Good luck.  I would still get the eval.  Nothing like peace of mind!

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