A Parent's Experience
“Since my son was able to talk he has talked to himself. It is my belief that he is not really talking to himself; he is just talking and repeating what is in his mind. He laughs or giggles, or jumps around while he is talking. I am usually the only person who knows why he is behaving this way because I know he is copying certain television shows or favorite stories from his books. To an outsider, I am sure it would be strange."
"To get his attention, I always need to stop what he is doing either by standing in front of him, stopping his toys, or writing down what I want to say. When he says something that does not make sense, I ask him what he is talking about and ask him to explain it to me. I have found that as his language skills increase, there are fewer situations where I do not understand what he is trying to communicate.”
