2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
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Anonymous
| OMG, shut up about autism and aspergers people, this is a TOTALLY normal thing that a LOT of kids do. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
PP, yes, it's normal but most kids grow out of it around age 3. http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/Functional-Categories-of-Immediate-Echolalia https://www.superduperinc.com/handouts/pdf/169%20Echolalia.pdf |
Anonymous
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I am not sure this is echolalia baded on the two articles you linked.
Op, thisbis normal. Many kids do this. They will continue to do this type of reciting until they can read books themselves. |
Anonymous
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Two's teacher here -- what you're describing is not unusual, OP.
I've had parents tell me that their kids know how to read, when they are doing just what you are describing -- reciting. 
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Anonymous
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It is normal.
DSis 7 and still has a great memory, unless of course it is about something like brushing his teeth or putting his clothes in the hamper. For us the only thing is it made learning to read a bit of a challenge. Not that it was hard just that I had to have a lot of books on hand and I never let him read the same book more than once. It helped me ensure he was reading the book and not that he had just memorized it. That said a great memory is a wonderful thing. Sight words are all about memory b/c you can't sound them out. |
Anonymous
AAAAND OP's child is 2. |
Anonymous
| Humblebrag |
Anonymous
| OP here, not a humble brag. It is just something I have not seen other kids do and if you google it everything talks about echolalia and aspergers. I figuted this was a good place to find out if other kids this age do this and apparently they do. It may seem more extreme to me because I don't remember anything I hear! |
Anonymous
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Sound like my kid. Some kids have excellent memory for books except they can't remember when you last tell them to clean up or eat faster.
You could take the words out of context and write them on index cards and teach reading that way. And of course, the bright kid will memorize the first 2 letters and know what the word is. |
Anonymous
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Totally normal.
My oldest did this (and still does as she doesn't read independently yet). I did it and used it to trick unsuspecting adults into thinking I could read at 2 because I would turn the pages at the right time and "read" the word that were on the correct pages. |
Anonymous
My two year old could recite entire books after 2-3 readings, but I still think that's "normal." As long as social skills are in range, I don't think it's alarming or exceptional. |
Anonymous
Normal + smart |
Anonymous
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This isn't autism, wth?
My two-year-old, who we think is quite bright, can finish the last word of poems and rhymes she's heard just a few times. She also catches me when I skip lines to get through the book more quickly. She'll either correct me or tell me I forgot a word. It's funny. She has memorized some books too. She has always loved books. she asks about the words and pictures on the page, the author, the person who drew the pictures, etc. I think it's normal. |
Anonymous
| Memorizing books is not echolalia. Always use a line from a movie or a book to answer questions or repeat the question from adults word to word is echolalia. What the OP described is not echolalia seen in Autistic children. |