Disturbances+in+Speech,+Language,+and+Communication

=- approximately 40% of children with autism do not speak at all= =- others have [|echolalia] which is a parrotlike repeating of what is said to them= =- Echolalia can be immediate or delayed.= =- Voice may sound flat or monotonous and they may have no control over sound or pitch.= =- Impaired verbal and nonverbal communication (The child may stand too close while talking to you or not realize that a conversation has gone on far too long)= =- They may rely on jargon or the same phrases out of context. For example... The child may say __"Time to be heading home"__ every time they are asked to do something they don't want to do.=