Stuck on repeat

A person with Autism might repeat words or phrases over and over. (Echolalia)

Like Reed said yesterday, one of tbe most frustrating and annoying things Carson does is the repeating. Its like the record player gets stuck on a scratch. He will come to us and say a word or phrase and want us to repeat it back to him. He doesn’t care if your having a conversation with someone, or if your eating, or if your watching a movie.  He wants you to repeat what he is saying, and say it right. Sometimes his words are hard to understand and what you think he is saying isn’t what he is actually saying, so the frustration on both sides comes in.

You might think why do you get frustrated with that... it becomes frustrating when its multiple times a day. And sometimes its the same phrases day after day.  Like the past couple days... it’s snowing... it’s snowing. Why does he have to keep reminding us 🤪 

Try to find the humor, try to not get frustrated, it is what it is. It’s Carson.