Echolalia in toddler

[Ladybug1235]

My little girl just turned 26 months and she can do the following :

1. Expressive language : Has over 200 words and speaks in 2/3 sometimes 4 word sentences including connectors , adjective and verbs like “ bunny sitting on the train “
2. Good receptive language with two step instructions at all times and she listens and responds to other members of the family .
3. She is Social to some extent but it takes a while to warm her up and then she interacts well with adults and her peers ( although she still wants me close by ) She engages with kids if it is 1/1 interaction like playing with ball or on the beach but if there are lots of kids she just looks at them / what they are doing .
4. She eats and sleeps like a champ so far all 12 hours and all type of food apart from scrambled eggs 🍳
5. She can answer questions like (?what/where /who’s , what is mommy/daddy doing ? What color is dolly ? Where does the hat go ? What do you want ?
6. Asks questions like / what’s that . What happened and what’s the sound , why are you sad / scared etc
7. She can easily transition from her house to a new one without problems and she is not repetitive in any way apart from when she goes on the swing at the park and doesn’t want to get off to try other things 😅.
8. Tantrum wise she is fairly good at self soothing and her tantrums don’t last more than 5 minutes .

She still tends to repeat almost verbatim what we say “ the entire phrase and I know that immediate echolalia is a ref flag and someone suggested GLP

Like when she wakes up from nap : she started saying “ it is empty “ referring to a box in her room because I told her that it was empty a while back . I know it is not typical and I wish I knew how to help her

She still makes requests with single words at times but I was told not to be overly concerned about that as long as there is combination of words into phrases.

Ps no one seems to be concerned

you see your daughter? That's atypical toddler

DD did this and i was reassured it's a very normal toddler thing even if they don't all do it. Having said that we now think she may have ADHD! But she can talk without any problems

Be pleased with what you have op. I have a 15yr old that has no communication.

thank you for your answer xx I thought adhd runs in families

From what you’ve written there doesn’t seem to be any immediate alarm bells but if you are concerned about echolia then have a look into gestalt language acquisition.

What are you getting out of posting these threads constantly?

Your daughter sounds normal. Which you've been told hundreds of times.

You need to go and get yourself some help with your mental health before you really do some damage.

It doesn't sound like she needs any additional support at the moment. Even if she is autistic she may not need huge amounts of support having met all those early milestones. I would see how she is at 3 and ask your GP to refer to the community paediatrician if you think there are enough signs at that point.

OP you have already posted today and have posted several times this month with similar concerns.

People keep responding telling you it sounds like your child is neurotypical and you say professionals have no concerns.

You are convinced your daughter is autistic with no real evidence, I think you need to focus on getting help with anxiety rather than trying to diagnose your daughter.

I understand what it’s like to worry and fixate on something, I have severe anxiety myself, you need help to see that you are wasting precious time you could have been enjoying your daughters childhood.

I try to think about what’s the worst that can happen when my anxiety takes over, the worst thing in your situation is you are proved right and your daughter is diagnosed with ASD, is it the end of the world?

I am neurodivergent and my partner is autistic we had normal happy childhoods and life can be challenging but we get by and just need extra support occasionally, the way you are acting it’s like you seem to think your daughters life would be over forever.

Please see your GP about getting some help, your daughter will pick up on your anxiety and it’s not fair on her at all.

How many times are you going to post about your perfectly normal toddler with the same insane list of what she can and can’t do, only to be told she is fine and then post again the following week?

Hixxx I have already looked into GLP and I thought it was acquisition of the language through chunks of phrases rather that single words

I posted on the other thread of yours earlier not realising it's you again.....
the obsessive parent.
Please STOP this.
Your daughter sounds perfectly "normal".
STOP analysing every breath she does.
She is TWO YEARS OLD.
STOP THIS and get some therapy.

This is literally how children learn to talk - by copying you. My daughter does it all the time. To start with they don’t understand all of the words they use. I think 200 words at 2.5 sounds pretty normal.

You wouldn't have any access to early therapy even if your dd was diagnosed as autistic. Which multiple health professionals have told you she isn't.

This level of anxiety really cannot be good for your relationship with your daughter. It must be terribly hard for you.

I can see you are trying to be the best mum you can be to your dd, but you've got sidetracked down the route of worrying about autism. Just enjoy your lovely, bright, wonderful little toddler for the child she is.

Maybe you could do an online course in child development and then you might be less stressed about your child. She sounds like she’s doing just fine and you’re doing a great job looking after her.
2 year olds do not have the capacity for open ended questions. If you asked ‘yellow wellies or pink crocs?’ She would be able to choose. If she doesn’t answer it’s because it’s the wrong question. Try phrasing differently.

I knew instantly from the title thread who the poster would be. I don't know why the OP keeps posting these threads. She's already decided her daughter is autistic despite absolutely nothing pointing towards it and having been told by countless professionals and posters her child is developing normally.

I feel desperately sorry for your child OP. It must be an incredibly hard and isolating for them to have a parent who obsesses over everything, tries to create issues where there isn't any and is determined to not listen to any advice both personally and professionally and instead continue down this of self diagnosing your daughter and picking faults with her. It won't end well for her and I forsee her having mental health problems and a strained relationship with yourself if you don't back off, listen to advice and actually just let your child be.

I suspect as usual you'll ignore all advice, continue to post on threads from decades ago and continue to post about completely non issues.

Echolalia is.. by countless clinical studies.. developmentally normal for all toddlers. At 26 months she is doing everything she is meant to be.

Why do you "know in your heart" that she's autistic?

Even a quick Google should reassure you.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/articles/z9p4jfr

My dd was diagnosed ASD at 16.

Only signs when little were walking on knees and wanting hands washed often. And refusing to wear long sleeves.

Excellemt language development, can’t remember exholalia. Think she repeated the odd thing, but they all do.

If you care about your daughter at all, please get help for your mental health

What same experience would that be? You've been told here that your child is developing normally by parents who have children follow the same development pattern you have posted. And the parents who do have children with autism have told you, you nothing to be concerned about.

What are you hoping to achieve?

She sounds fine. Let her enjoy exploring her world and building relationships.

Posting on here with what you have detailed, no one is going to say that they can see the concern. It’s how you’ve decided to share any worries. You’re trying to present your dc in a way you’ll be reassured. It’s really normal to do that and I’ve seen so many mums do the same. Dads and other family members will currently be telling you there’s nothing to worry about. Because you know your child better than them, they’ll not see it yet. Honestly though, if this is crossing your mind that there’s something not quite right and you can’t put your finger on it, you are most likely right. Time will tell, but I will say please don’t worry. She will just be whomever she is going to be. A diagnosis won’t change who she is. So just love your child and you’ll know when you might need to get some support for her so she can achieve her potential.

Then give her choices “ Do you want jam or peanut butter on your bread.”

Or just comment on her activity, “ Oh, you’re giving Teddy a cup of tea with your tea set, I think he’s enjoying it. Is he going to have a piece of cake as well I wonder.”

OP she's two! This is how children learn to talk.

If you Google echolalia, it is a completely normal thing for kids to do. I bet she also stops half way through talking and stares at nothing, will get fixated over doing the same thing over and over or having the same story...I worked for a couple with. 2 year old who did everything you said and more. She used to like to come and talk to me when I worked.
She's now 11 and got a full scholarship to the best school in the area.

Do you have OCD/anxiety? It can get a lot worse after having children. Your DD sounds completely fine