Kailuamom wrote:
When my kids ask the same question over and over (NT or AS, doesn't matter), my answer is always, "what do you think?".
I don't say it meanly, just matter of fact. Sometimes I will say "I dont know, what do you think?", but really, it's better to leave the "i don't know" off.
My younger son with OCD and AS tends to ask the ABA therapist the same questions over and over and she tells him that if he already knows the answer to a question or if he has already asked it, don't ask it again.
With my younger son, it is not echolalia or a speech thing; he just repeatedly asks questions about his fixations. He wants others to talk with him about the colors of objects, street signs, public restrooms, etc. He has trouble talking about things or drawing pictures of things that are not his fixations. (He actually draws pictures of street signs and public restroom doors).
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21 Sep 2011, 5:32 pm
