📍 Location: hyderabad (South)
🧠 Service: Functional Speech Delay / Echolalia / Autism Spectrum
📞 Call to Action: AbilityScore©® + TherapeuticAI©® Communication Plan
“She Can Sing ‘Twinkle Twinkle.’ Recite Alphabets. Echo My phone Ringtone.
But When She’s Thirsty — She Cries.”
Sahana was 3. She filled the house with sound.
She:
- Sang entire rhymes from memory
- Repeated cartoon dialogues
- Imitated YouTube intros word-for-word
But when she was hungry — no words.
When she was upset — silence or screaming.
When asked, “What do you want?” — she repeated, “What do you want?”
🧠 When Speech Is a Script — Not a Tool
At Pinnacle® hyderabad (South), therapists explain:
“Echolalia can hide a serious communication delay.
Children sound verbal, but they’re not using language to express — they’re just repeating patterns.”
Echolalia may look like:
- Singing, but not requesting
- Copying, but not answering
- Reciting, but not initiating
- Talking in ads, rhymes, or show lines
- Repeating questions instead of replying
“It’s not a language problem. It’s a language purpose problem.”
📞 The Day It Wasn’t Cute Anymore
Sahana had a fever. She was crying.
Her parents asked again and again — “Are you cold? Are you thirsty?”
She kept repeating: “Are you cold?”
“That’s when it broke us.
We realized — she couldn’t tell us. And we hadn’t noticed.”
They called 9100 181 181, unsure if they were late.
They were booked for a free AbilityScore©® screening the next morning.
📊 What Her AbilityScore©® Showed
- Rhythmic Verbal Memory: 🟢 Green (900/1000)
- Expressive language (Functional): 🔴 Red
- Echolalia Use: 🔴 Red
- Question Response: 🔴 Red
- Gesture Support: 🟡 Yellow
Sahana wasn’t nonverbal.
But she was non-functional in speech.
🤖 Therapy Didn’t Remove Her Songs — It Gave Them Purpose
With a TherapeuticAI©® speech plan, her therapy included:
- “Sing and stop” cue games
- Matching songs to real-world meaning (e.g., “water” = ask for it)
- Visual sentence strips with prompts
- “Show me / Tell me” language bridges
- Parent scripting replacements for echolalia phrases
By week 4:
- She pointed to her cup and said “Water”
- Said “I want biscuit” before crying
- Used “No Amma” in real-time instead of humming a jingle
“She still sings. But now, she speaks with us. Not just near us.”
💬 What Her parents Now Share
“Speech isn’t the goal.
Connection is.
Don’t mistake sound for language.
And don’t wait to find out if your child is really talking to you.”
🌍 This Autism Awareness Month — watch the Songs Closely
If your child: ✅ Recites perfectly, but avoids questions
✅ Repeats phrases without context
✅ Speaks mostly through tv or music
✅ Echoes questions instead of answering
…it may be echolalia. And it’s a sign. Not a sentence.
📞 Book Your Child’s Communication Screening in hyderabad (South)
📞 Call the Pinnacle® National Autism Helpline: 9100 181 181
🌐 www.Pinnacleblooms.org
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⚠️ Disclaimer
This article is for informational and awareness purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For expert guidance tailored to your child’s needs, please consult a qualified healthcare provider or contact the Pinnacle® national autism helpline at 9100 181 181.
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