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[quote=Anonymous]OP, lots of people do mumble to themselves, as you can see....

However, something about it triggered your alert, and it's good to follow your intution. Yes, you could be simply very different than her, and that can be unsettling. Would not call that helicoptering. On the other hand, there could be something there worth looking into.

- does she have friends? What do her teachers report from school? Are her grades ok? Stable? What does she tell you about school?
- what does she do while online? Snapchat with friends? Lively / Musically? Instagram? Are you sure she does not actually take videos? They could be on social media, and not saved to the phone.
- what games is she playing? Lots of kids play games that have a social component -- roblox for instance.
- in a rare instance, kids on the spectrum can sometime talk about themselves in the 3rd person, clinically describing their actions, like they are someone else. Not all kids on the spectrum do that, and speaking to oneself is not necessarily an indication of autism. But if there are other indicators, especially if she is a girl with social issue, then yes, it's worth talking to a physician. Autism in girls looks nothing like autism in boys.

Keep in mind that limiting screen time is always a good idea, for a lot of reasons. Try to find things you can do with her away from media, and see if she opens up. Playing with slime starts to be not a thing at that age, but many kids with sensory issues still love playing with slime, both because they can sell it on Etsy (really!) and make some money, and because of the sensory aspect of that. Is there any ADHD at play?

To me, it simply looks like she's tired, maybe not excited about school and is hiding in the room, engrossed in her game. What I would worry about is the loneliness and coping with both school and social aspects of Freshman in High School, and leave the mumbling be. I'd first work on helping her cope, maybe enlist some low-key help at school. Engaging in that direction will quickly uncover if she needs help with high school, or if there is an underlying issue that needs to be addressed.[/quote]

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