Been There!
“You know you’re an autism parent when you know what the words stimming, echolalia and scripting mean.”
[and you know what your child means when they use these things!]
Do That!
This is a tip left early on in a couple different comments, but I think it’s AWESOME! Attend a doctor appointment or school meeting and be the note taker so the parent can concentrate on what is being said.
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April 26, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Oh yeah…we have our own vocab, don’t we? I also like “perseveration”…I don’t think anyone else uses that derivation except for us!
April 26, 2011 at 9:12 PM
That’s funny you mention that. My SLP friend used it all the time about Josh before he was diagnosed, but she wasn’t yet convinced… ;)