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[quote=Anonymous]My youngest DS with apraxia/MERLD does what 22:13 describes.  When he was about 2.5, he would repeat phrases from movies/TV shows as we were watching them and he would also do it while he was playing (he has/had very imaginative play).  ASD was definitively ruled out by and NIH research team and by a dev ped when he was 2.5.  He's now 7 and is diagnosed with a language/communication disorder.  He is notably impaired by it and continues to incorporate a lot of sign language.  He still uses a lot of scripted language in appropriate contexts and he acquires a lot of language/phrases by watching movies/TVs.  I'm not saying all his language is derived from scripting or movies/TV.  What I'm saying is that it much easier for him to understand language and context by observing interactions.  I think being an observer rather than a participant reduces the demands on that part of his brain that processes language allowing him to more easily understand what's being said, understanding the context and then allowing him to acquire the language.  Also, as 22:13 noted, all the SLPs we've worked with have encouraged him to repeat what is said to him because it helps him remember what was said.  The advice was also given to our older DS with ADHD.[/quote]

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