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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 92105" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>The quoting lines from movies is called echolalia and is very common in children who are on the Autistic Spectrum. At first it looks like a sign that the child is extremely bright in that they can memorize such things but it actually is a speech delay. It's not to put down the memory skills but it is a substitute for normal speech that they haven't yet developed or where they are in situations where they don't know what speech to use. Your son quoting lines upon waking is a classic example of echolalia--using memorized speech instead of socially appropriate speech. Hopefully the speech therapy that he's getting now emphasizes social speech.</p><p></p><p>If I were you I would go ahead and keep the Vanderbilt appointment and see what comes of it, then add on additional assessments if needed. I'm not sure exactly what clinic your evaluation is but they're associated with a children's hospital with a whole host of staff. I agree that a neuropsychologist assessment would be beneficial but they may be able to get you in far faster than your pediatrician or yourself working on your own.</p><p></p><p>Prepare well for the appointment by doing the following:</p><p></p><p>1) Fill out the parent report linked here and bring it with you or send it in with the advance paperwork:<a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation.10/" target="_blank"> http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-report-updated.225/</a></p><p></p><p>2) Go through those Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) screening checklists--print off the results and take them with you.</p><p></p><p>3) Make sure to tell them that you want the evaluation to include assessing for Autism. We're just parents here so we obviously can't diagnose but there are enough red flags along with the school psychiatric's observations that you want to make sure that this base is covered.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there, I know this is hard waiting for answers and direction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 92105, member: 701"] The quoting lines from movies is called echolalia and is very common in children who are on the Autistic Spectrum. At first it looks like a sign that the child is extremely bright in that they can memorize such things but it actually is a speech delay. It's not to put down the memory skills but it is a substitute for normal speech that they haven't yet developed or where they are in situations where they don't know what speech to use. Your son quoting lines upon waking is a classic example of echolalia--using memorized speech instead of socially appropriate speech. Hopefully the speech therapy that he's getting now emphasizes social speech. If I were you I would go ahead and keep the Vanderbilt appointment and see what comes of it, then add on additional assessments if needed. I'm not sure exactly what clinic your evaluation is but they're associated with a children's hospital with a whole host of staff. I agree that a neuropsychologist assessment would be beneficial but they may be able to get you in far faster than your pediatrician or yourself working on your own. Prepare well for the appointment by doing the following: 1) Fill out the parent report linked here and bring it with you or send it in with the advance paperwork:[URL='http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation.10/'] http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-report-updated.225/[/URL] 2) Go through those Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) screening checklists--print off the results and take them with you. 3) Make sure to tell them that you want the evaluation to include assessing for Autism. We're just parents here so we obviously can't diagnose but there are enough red flags along with the school psychiatric's observations that you want to make sure that this base is covered. Hang in there, I know this is hard waiting for answers and direction. [/QUOTE]
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