OP here. I don't know what merld is or ibd are but will look it up. I think it would be hard to have a speech therapist evaluate her when it's not happening. It seems to happen in clusters of time, like groups of sentences at a time, then nothing weird for hours. Although just now she was playing with pretend food and said"grape-ape", but it was just the one word. I will look into getting a speech evaluation, thanks for the replies.

Anonymous wrote:Merld mom, I know that's you. Stop it. Some things really are signs of Asd. Like visual stims. This is indeed one.

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I haven't seen anyone who said "this is ASD". PP clearly has a chip on your shoulder about anyone mentioning autism.

Autism is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder, 1 in 68 children. But don't bring that up, even though the girl is at higher risk because of family history! OP clearly said "it's not a stutter", but let's focus the responses on language disorders anyway, with a much lower prevalence of .5%.

Siblings of kids with AS often time have autistic traits without having autism. Anyone in the field knows that.

OP, if you have any other reasons for concern, have a developmental pediatrician evaluate her. Good luck.

Anonymous wrote:Merld mom, I know that's you. Stop it. Some things really are signs of Asd. Like visual stims. This is indeed one.

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I haven't seen anyone who said "this is ASD". PP clearly has a chip on your shoulder about anyone mentioning autism.

Autism is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder, 1 in 68 children. But don't bring that up, even though the girl is at higher risk because of family history! OP clearly said "it's not a stutter", but let's focus the responses on language disorders anyway, with a much higher prevalence of .5%.

Siblings of kids with AS often time have autistic traits without having autism. Anyone in the field knows that.

OP, if you have any other reasons for concern, have a developmental pediatrician evaluate her. Good luck.

Anonymous wrote:Merld mom, I know that's you. Stop it. Some things really are signs of Asd. Like visual stims. This is indeed one.

NP, not MERLD mom. Not all differences in speech, behavior, or socialization are ASD signs. Saying one isolated thing is a "sign of ASD" is not very helpful.

Merld mom, I know that's you. Stop it. Some things really are signs of Asd. Like visual stims. This is indeed one.

I have an NT 5-yo who tends to mimic speech patterns he comes into contact with, especially with origins that he likes. When he watches cars, he'll talk for the rest of the day with Mater's hick accent. We've twice noticed an odd speech pattern and after investigation, both times he was echoing speech patterns of classmates who he had been spending extra time with.

You might want to see if there is a person in your daughter's life who has a stutter of a similar speech pattern to see if she is imitating.

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Anonymous wrote:SLP here. Sounds like stuttering to me. At age 5 I wouldn't be terribly worried unless there is a family history or if it is worsening over time. Create a relaxed communication time each day of about 15 minutes. Reduce your speaking rate, don't rush child's communication, and don't allow anyone to interrupt her speech or talk over her.

Stuttering is not only in the last syllables of words. I don't think that's it.
OP, my son did this. It sounded like he had fun decoding and deconstructing words, making rhymes. He has ASD.

If that's the only thing you're concerned about, I think it's ok. Remember that ASD runs in families, and siblings may have some autistic traits without fully meeting the diagnosis criteria. Also, HFA presents very differently in girls.

Yes, stuttering most typically occurs on initial sounds or syllables. However, there are variations. This variations exists and is more often seen in Autism and neurological conditions such as tics or tbi.

This child is not identified with autism. Why does everything have to be traced back to Autism?

Who said everything is traced to autism? And why are you sensitive about it?
This child is at higher risk for asd because of her brother's diagnosis. No one is diagnosing her over the internet, people with similar experiences are sharing theirs. Chill.

The poster clearly put no ASD, so yes, you are not answering the questions and making it about ASD. OP should seek speech therapy for her child.

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OP said "I don't think she has either (so far as I can see now)..."

So, how is calling it ASD and making this into an ASD conversation helpful?

Please read more carefully before getting so riled up.

Actually, you need to read more carefully as instead of it being a speech issue it was related back to an ASD issue.

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Anonymous wrote:SLP here. Sounds like stuttering to me. At age 5 I wouldn't be terribly worried unless there is a family history or if it is worsening over time. Create a relaxed communication time each day of about 15 minutes. Reduce your speaking rate, don't rush child's communication, and don't allow anyone to interrupt her speech or talk over her.

Stuttering is not only in the last syllables of words. I don't think that's it.
OP, my son did this. It sounded like he had fun decoding and deconstructing words, making rhymes. He has ASD.

If that's the only thing you're concerned about, I think it's ok. Remember that ASD runs in families, and siblings may have some autistic traits without fully meeting the diagnosis criteria. Also, HFA presents very differently in girls.

Yes, stuttering most typically occurs on initial sounds or syllables. However, there are variations. This variations exists and is more often seen in Autism and neurological conditions such as tics or tbi.

This child is not identified with autism. Why does everything have to be traced back to Autism?

Who said everything is traced to autism? And why are you sensitive about it?
This child is at higher risk for asd because of her brother's diagnosis. No one is diagnosing her over the internet, people with similar experiences are sharing theirs. Chill.

The poster clearly put no ASD, so yes, you are not answering the questions and making it about ASD. OP should seek speech therapy for her child.

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OP said "I don't think she has either (so far as I can see now)..."

So, how is calling it ASD and making this into an ASD conversation helpful?

Please read more carefully before getting so riled up.

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Anonymous wrote:SLP here. Sounds like stuttering to me. At age 5 I wouldn't be terribly worried unless there is a family history or if it is worsening over time. Create a relaxed communication time each day of about 15 minutes. Reduce your speaking rate, don't rush child's communication, and don't allow anyone to interrupt her speech or talk over her.

Stuttering is not only in the last syllables of words. I don't think that's it.
OP, my son did this. It sounded like he had fun decoding and deconstructing words, making rhymes. He has ASD.

If that's the only thing you're concerned about, I think it's ok. Remember that ASD runs in families, and siblings may have some autistic traits without fully meeting the diagnosis criteria. Also, HFA presents very differently in girls.

Yes, stuttering most typically occurs on initial sounds or syllables. However, there are variations. This variations exists and is more often seen in Autism and neurological conditions such as tics or tbi.

This child is not identified with autism. Why does everything have to be traced back to Autism?

Who said everything is traced to autism? And why are you sensitive about it?
This child is at higher risk for asd because of her brother's diagnosis. No one is diagnosing her over the internet, people with similar experiences are sharing theirs. Chill.

The poster clearly put no ASD, so yes, you are not answering the questions and making it about ASD. OP should seek speech therapy for her child.

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OP said "I don't think she has either (so far as I can see now)..."

So, how is calling it ASD and making this into an ASD conversation helpful?

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Anonymous wrote:SLP here. Sounds like stuttering to me. At age 5 I wouldn't be terribly worried unless there is a family history or if it is worsening over time. Create a relaxed communication time each day of about 15 minutes. Reduce your speaking rate, don't rush child's communication, and don't allow anyone to interrupt her speech or talk over her.

Stuttering is not only in the last syllables of words. I don't think that's it.
OP, my son did this. It sounded like he had fun decoding and deconstructing words, making rhymes. He has ASD.

If that's the only thing you're concerned about, I think it's ok. Remember that ASD runs in families, and siblings may have some autistic traits without fully meeting the diagnosis criteria. Also, HFA presents very differently in girls.

Yes, stuttering most typically occurs on initial sounds or syllables. However, there are variations. This variations exists and is more often seen in Autism and neurological conditions such as tics or tbi.

This child is not identified with autism. Why does everything have to be traced back to Autism?

Who said everything is traced to autism? And why are you sensitive about it?
This child is at higher risk for asd because of her brother's diagnosis. No one is diagnosing her over the internet, people with similar experiences are sharing theirs. Chill.

The poster clearly put no ASD, so yes, you are not answering the questions and making it about ASD. OP should seek speech therapy for her child.

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OP said "I don't think she has either (so far as I can see now)..."

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Anonymous wrote:SLP here. Sounds like stuttering to me. At age 5 I wouldn't be terribly worried unless there is a family history or if it is worsening over time. Create a relaxed communication time each day of about 15 minutes. Reduce your speaking rate, don't rush child's communication, and don't allow anyone to interrupt her speech or talk over her.

Stuttering is not only in the last syllables of words. I don't think that's it.
OP, my son did this. It sounded like he had fun decoding and deconstructing words, making rhymes. He has ASD.

If that's the only thing you're concerned about, I think it's ok. Remember that ASD runs in families, and siblings may have some autistic traits without fully meeting the diagnosis criteria. Also, HFA presents very differently in girls.

Yes, stuttering most typically occurs on initial sounds or syllables. However, there are variations. This variations exists and is more often seen in Autism and neurological conditions such as tics or tbi.

This child is not identified with autism. Why does everything have to be traced back to Autism?

Who said everything is traced to autism? And why are you sensitive about it?
This child is at higher risk for asd because of her brother's diagnosis. No one is diagnosing her over the internet, people with similar experiences are sharing theirs. Chill.

The poster clearly put no ASD, so yes, you are not answering the questions and making it about ASD. OP should seek speech therapy for her child.

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Anonymous wrote:SLP here. Sounds like stuttering to me. At age 5 I wouldn't be terribly worried unless there is a family history or if it is worsening over time. Create a relaxed communication time each day of about 15 minutes. Reduce your speaking rate, don't rush child's communication, and don't allow anyone to interrupt her speech or talk over her.

Stuttering is not only in the last syllables of words. I don't think that's it.
OP, my son did this. It sounded like he had fun decoding and deconstructing words, making rhymes. He has ASD.

If that's the only thing you're concerned about, I think it's ok. Remember that ASD runs in families, and siblings may have some autistic traits without fully meeting the diagnosis criteria. Also, HFA presents very differently in girls.

Yes, stuttering most typically occurs on initial sounds or syllables. However, there are variations. This variations exists and is more often seen in Autism and neurological conditions such as tics or tbi.

This child is not identified with autism. Why does everything have to be traced back to Autism?

I don't think that it does. I was clarifying based on the PPs response.

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Anonymous wrote:SLP here. Sounds like stuttering to me. At age 5 I wouldn't be terribly worried unless there is a family history or if it is worsening over time. Create a relaxed communication time each day of about 15 minutes. Reduce your speaking rate, don't rush child's communication, and don't allow anyone to interrupt her speech or talk over her.

Stuttering is not only in the last syllables of words. I don't think that's it.
OP, my son did this. It sounded like he had fun decoding and deconstructing words, making rhymes. He has ASD.

If that's the only thing you're concerned about, I think it's ok. Remember that ASD runs in families, and siblings may have some autistic traits without fully meeting the diagnosis criteria. Also, HFA presents very differently in girls.

Yes, stuttering most typically occurs on initial sounds or syllables. However, there are variations. This variations exists and is more often seen in Autism and neurological conditions such as tics or tbi.

This child is not identified with autism. Why does everything have to be traced back to Autism?

Who said everything is traced to autism? And why are you sensitive about it?
This child is at higher risk for asd because of her brother's diagnosis. No one is diagnosing her over the internet, people with similar experiences are sharing theirs. Chill.

Anonymous wrote:This is called palilalia. Could be related to anxiety or autism. I think an evaluation is probably called for.

Are you sure? When I looked up palilaia, it seemed like it was mostly the repetition of words or phrases. I'm the PP whose kid (like OP's) repeats just the last syllable of words).

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Anonymous wrote:SLP here. Sounds like stuttering to me. At age 5 I wouldn't be terribly worried unless there is a family history or if it is worsening over time. Create a relaxed communication time each day of about 15 minutes. Reduce your speaking rate, don't rush child's communication, and don't allow anyone to interrupt her speech or talk over her.

Stuttering is not only in the last syllables of words. I don't think that's it.
OP, my son did this. It sounded like he had fun decoding and deconstructing words, making rhymes. He has ASD.

If that's the only thing you're concerned about, I think it's ok. Remember that ASD runs in families, and siblings may have some autistic traits without fully meeting the diagnosis criteria. Also, HFA presents very differently in girls.

Yes, stuttering most typically occurs on initial sounds or syllables. However, there are variations. This variations exists and is more often seen in Autism and neurological conditions such as tics or tbi.

This child is not identified with autism. Why does everything have to be traced back to Autism?

yes and if you think your child might have a tbi go to the ER, not an SLP!!