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[quote=Anonymous]Five year old DD has mixed expressive/receptive speech delay. Her processing speed is quite slow and she is significantly impaired, though she is able to have a basic conversation and express her basic thoughts, wants and needs. 
I've noticed in the past few weeks a great increase in "silly talk" - she gets giggly and goofy and won't give me a straight answer or have a normal conversation. She will say things that make no sense and are out of context. I know she lapses into this when she isn't sure what is expected of her or faces something challenging, such as during speech therapy - but it is also happening more often at home. I'm trying really hard not to lose patience, and will show her my confusion when she says something that makes no sense. For example, when we walked in the door this afternoon after I picked her up at pre-k she announced "Dena is getting in her car" with a giggle. Now, Dena is in her class and wasn't present, and this statement was totally out of context. My DD seems to be aware of this and giggles at my confusion. She might add something lime "she's in the pretty driveway!" Again, makes no sense and unrelated to anything going on in the present moment. DD does have the ability to engage in appropriate conversation, and had recent gone through a burst in speech development, but now we seem to be taking three steps forward, two steps back. Sorry I'm rambling on - just wanted to know if this behavior is familiar to anyone, and if so, what is your child's diagnosis? [/quote]

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