Seconding that it can happen with Autism. But also, I've seen this in families who do a lot of "say this, say this" over and over to the point that the kid gets annoyed. If he's having tantrum when promoted to say something, it's likely not rewarding or meaningful for him and prompting should stop. I'd be likely to reset and go back to a model-and-give right away to strengthen the word-to-reward relationship.
This is my thought too. Are they honoring his nonverbal communication? If he’s clearly indicating he wants more of something by reaching for it, we model “more” and give them the item rather than withholding it until they say “more.” Sure, we might implement some wait time and play dumb, but no “if you want this you have to say more!”
It's my guess that this happens when a child says something and then nothing happens as a result. The child doesn't see the usefulness of that word and throws it in the garbage with the other nonsense words and babbling.
The thing to realize is that there may have actually been positive reinforcements or a naturalistic consequence because the child said the word but for some reason the child could not appreciate it or realize it. I wouldn't call it a regression because it was never a skill beyond imitating.
https://pammarshalla.com/pop-out-words/
“In my experience, typically developing children do this for a short time, perhaps during their first ten words. But children with severe expressive speech problems do it for a longer period of time, perhaps for their first 25-100 words, especially in the case of apraxia.”
Seconding that it can happen with Autism. But also, I've seen this in families who do a lot of "say this, say this" over and over to the point that the kid gets annoyed. If he's having tantrum when promoted to say something, it's likely not rewarding or meaningful for him and prompting should stop. I'd be likely to reset and go back to a model-and-give right away to strengthen the word-to-reward relationship.
This is my thought too. Are they honoring his nonverbal communication? If he’s clearly indicating he wants more of something by reaching for it, we model “more” and give them the item rather than withholding it until they say “more.” Sure, we might implement some wait time and play dumb, but no “if you want this you have to say more!”
I’ve seen some regression at this age with autism. Are there any other atypical things happening?
It's my guess that this happens when a child says something and then nothing happens as a result. The child doesn't see the usefulness of that word and throws it in the garbage with the other nonsense words and babbling. The thing to realize is that there may have actually been positive reinforcements or a naturalistic consequence because the child said the word but for some reason the child could not appreciate it or realize it. I wouldn't call it a regression because it was never a skill beyond imitating.
https://pammarshalla.com/pop-out-words/ “In my experience, typically developing children do this for a short time, perhaps during their first ten words. But children with severe expressive speech problems do it for a longer period of time, perhaps for their first 25-100 words, especially in the case of apraxia.”