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Does anyone experience their autistic child talking to there selves as if someone is in the room with them? Is this normal for them?

A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭
West Columbia, SC

Like when he is playing his video games, he will have full blown conversations with him self as if someone is there.

March 25, 2018
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Members reassured a parent worried about their autistic child talking to themselves during video games, explaining that this behavior is... Read more

Members reassured a parent worried about their autistic child talking to themselves during video games, explaining that this behavior is common and often harmless. Several members shared that their own children, both autistic and neurotypical, engage in similar self-talk, with explanations ranging from scripting (repeating heard phrases), narrating their play as if making a YouTube video, or simply talking to toys like teddy bears. A recurring theme was the importance of not pathologizing the behavior, with some members suggesting it could even be a sign of rich imagination or sensitivity, and encouraging the parent to listen closely to understand what their child might be experiencing.

A MyAutismTeam Member

Could be a form of scripting. My daughter say some phrase she has heard or will say in a way that is funny to her.

https://www.speechpathology.com/ask-the-experts...

My 6 year old non-ASD son talks to himself when he is playing. Hell, I use some coarse language playing some video games.

March 26, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

Do your kids watch YouTube? I ask this because my daughter likes to watch videos of other people playing video games and when she plays she talks to herself..when I listened closely I realized she was pretending she was making a YouTube video lol.

March 26, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

Thank you that is a great help

March 27, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

My son repeats things as he watches or hears them. Maybe someone is with him. Our kids are sensitive so it may be easy to see what we can't. They see it because no one has put in their head yet things like that aren't real. But I believe it is and what a wonderful thing if he is having a real conversation. You should watch the movie A Boy Called Po. It's amazing movie

March 26, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

See though nothing scared him really. Only thing that does scare him is if I sneak up on him. Then he yells at me not to do that.

March 26, 2018

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