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[quote=Anonymous]My 12 year old is like this, but it isn't a new revelation.

He's been in speech therapy since he was very young for expressive language issues. One of his prime goals right now is "flexibility" in using language and understanding abstract/non-literal language.  
So, while he may be just being a smart-ass teenager, he may also truly be struggling.  DS is going into 7th grade, and this particular aspect of his issues really started to become more of an issue last year.  Once they get into middle school, language arts and books really assume that you have that "language flexibility" and that you understand abstract language issues - before that a kid could easily skate under the radar with these problems.

So... if these are the only examples, then it just might be developmental or he might be a smart ass.  But if this sort of fits into a bigger picture of communication challenges, it might be worth an evaluation by an SLP.  Just be sure it's one who has experience with older kids and who focuses on language, not speech issues.  You definitely don't want an SLP who primarily works with preschools or on articulation/speech issues.[/quote]

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