Broken Record

Little Bug is "stuck"- not in the literal sense, but like a broken record. He constantly repeats things that he has said over and over again. For example, last night I asked if he wanted juice. "Want juishh. Want juissh. Want juissh. Want juissh." Originally, I thought that he was spontaneously answering the question with his own unique answer, but the more we look at it, the more we realize that he is simply repeating the question- Do you want juice?.

We don't know how to break this. This is going to seem stupid, but boy is is frustrating. He will continue saying "Want juissh." until the juice is in his hand. This can be extrapolated out to billion other things. Like if we tell he we are going to go to a store first and then he and I are going on the bus, he will say "On da bus." until we get on the bus- and sometimes even after we get on the bus.

At first, we thought that this was just impatience, but as we learn more, it is clear that he is repeating what we are saying.

In one on one therapy, they are working on yes or no questions. The first one was asked about a blue ball- Is this green? We all know what he should have said, but what he said was "Geen?" and signed green over and over again until his therapist moved onto the next question.

If you give him a verbal choice- apple or banana- he will always choose the last thing you say, even if it isn't what he wants. He will continue to yell that word and indicate that he doesn't want that item by refusing it until you give him the first choice.