This is delayed echolalia right?

[adrianna22]

My friend has a 15 month old, who has two words and does lots of babbling.

I was at the mums house and she was explaining that her DD did something quite cute, her DD likes watching Mickey Mouse.

So anyway, my friend began to say that whenever they play some type of hide and seek game, when the daughter cannot find her mum or the mum is deliberately ignoring her. Her DS begins to shout and puts her hands on the side of her mouth, "OHhhhhh toddles". Like what Mickey does when he calls for something to pop up. I stupidly told her that it was an example of delayed echolalia. I did not know why I said that! it just came out of her mouth, she just laughed and said "Oh right". I feel quite sad now.

Anyone? I feel quite bad telling her this.

Just sounds like play to me... And probably a game that they ofton play and that that is what they like to shout out?

delayed echolalia can be also part of the normal speech/language development. I remember dd2 (NT) doing such things around the same age.

I don't know, my dds around the same age would shout 'vamanos' from Dora and similar phrases from TV - I think the thing is the context, so looking for something and shouting 'oh Toodles' is in context. My friend's ds is echolalic and the phrases he repeats are usually more complex and out of context.

Thanks guys, this is so confusing. Ever since DS has been diagnosed, I've started to look out for autism symptoms in every child.

Thanks PolterGoose, I do need to chill out.

It is delayed echololalia but it's normal at that age in that context. In fact I'd say it's pretty awesome that she's got the idea that this is why he says it.

DS has delayed echolalia. I have no idea whether he is NT or not but I DO know he hasn't got autism, little social flirt......