Anonymous
03/04/2016 15:59
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
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.
Anonymous
03/04/2016 15:57
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
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.
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
03/04/2016 15:22
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
Anonymous wrote:I get new books for my 2 year old every couple weeks at the library. After I have read a book a few times it seems like he has it memorized. If I skip a sentence because I'm rushing he will say you have to say ... and recite the sentence I missed. He also will recite parts of books while doing other things. Is this a normal toddler thing? Autism has never been a concern, his doctors pretty much said he doesn't have any signs of it and he is very social. He will also ask me to repeat certain sentences I say over and over like he is trying to memorize them.
Normal + smart
Anonymous
03/04/2016 15:19
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
Anonymous wrote:Nothing to worry about. Nothing extraordinary unless he truly memorizes and can accurately recite an entire book after only a few (like 2-3) readings. Repeating a few lines he likes to say probably means you are picking good books!
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
03/04/2016 12:27
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
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.
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
03/04/2016 11:20
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
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.
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
03/04/2016 11:04
Subject: Re:2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
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
03/04/2016 02:10
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
Humblebrag
Anonymous
03/03/2016 23:40
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OMG, shut up about autism and aspergers people, this is a TOTALLY normal thing that a LOT of kids do.
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
AAAAND OP's child is 2.
Anonymous
03/03/2016 23:19
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
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.
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
03/03/2016 23:18
Subject: Re:2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
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.
I've had parents tell me that their kids know how to read, when they are doing just what you are describing -- reciting.
Anonymous
03/03/2016 23:14
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
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.
Op, thisbis normal. Many kids do this. They will continue to do this type of reciting until they can read books themselves.
Anonymous
03/03/2016 23:08
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
Anonymous wrote:OMG, shut up about autism and aspergers people, this is a TOTALLY normal thing that a LOT of kids do.
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
03/03/2016 22:31
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is this is a humblebrag or paranoid "is my kid autistic" post?
(totally normal, OP, there is nothing wrong with your child. And FWIW, if we haven't read a book in a month or two, my 2 1/2 year old forgets the words)
I'm going with humblebrag.
Op, it's normal. Kids are wired to imitate. It's how they learn language.
+1
Anonymous
03/03/2016 22:29
Subject: 2 year old memorizing and reciting books - normal?
OMG, shut up about autism and aspergers people, this is a TOTALLY normal thing that a LOT of kids do.