BattleCreekDavid wrote:
My son with PDD/HFA would not have looked at a cat and say "meow." He liked to spin things, see how different objects bounce (including a jar of baby food). He has a speech delay which is tied to his autism. Children, however, can just have a speech and language delay and not be autistic in anyway. I think an assessment from a speech pathologist/therapist may be a good thing.
I think he says meow because his big sister does. She will go to the cat and go "MEOW MEOW MEOW" and so he has seen this. On the other hand, I say "Cat" and point to the cat and pet it. So I think this is why he goes "Cat MEOW!"
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05 Oct 2007, 8:25 pm
