📍 Location: mumbai (Borivali)
🧠 Service: Echolalia / Scripting / Autism Spectrum
📞 Call to Action: AbilityScore©® Communication Screening + TherapeuticAI©® Plan
“What’s Your Name?”
“I’m fine.”
“What Did You Do Today?”
“I’m fine.”
“Are You Hungry?”
“I’m fine.”
Always “I’m fine.”
Always the same.
Every time.
“At first, it was funny. Then odd.
Then heartbreaking.”
🧠 When Repetition Isn’t Confidence — It’s a Communication Loop
At Pinnacle® mumbai (Borivali), speech-language specialists explain:
“Many children on the autism spectrum engage in scripting —
the repetition of learned phrases to respond to social expectations.
It’s not real conversation. It’s survival speech.
They know something’s expected — so they give what they’ve memorized.”
Clinical flags:
- Same answer to multiple, unrelated questions
- Answers that don’t match the question (e.g., “What’s your favorite color?” → “I’m fine”)
- Memorized tv phrases or classroom lines
- Emotional detachment from the words they say
- Meltdown when expected to give original responses
From our team:
“They’re not replying.
They’re hiding in language that feels safe.”
📞 The Day “I’m Fine” Wasn’t Fine Anymore
During a school assessment:
- Aryan was asked 10 questions.
- He answered “I’m fine” to 9 of them.
- Then, when he was clearly upset — he still said “I’m fine.”
“That’s when we realized —
he wasn’t answering.
He was repeating a shield.
And no one had taught him how to drop it.”
They called 9100 181 181.
The counselor said:
“He doesn’t need more language.
He needs to learn when and how to use the language he has.
Let’s help him find his real voice.”
They booked a free AbilityScore©® Communication Screening.
📊 Aryan’s AbilityScore©® Communication Profile
- Vocabulary Recall: 🟢 Green (920/1000)
- Functional Expression in Dialogue: 🔴 red (430/1000)
- Question Comprehension: 🔴 Red
- Conversational Flexibility: 🔴 Red
- Emotional Expression Accuracy: 🔴 Red
He wasn’t quiet.
He was trapped in a memorized script — unsure how to break free.
🤖 How TherapeuticAI©® Helped Him Rewrite His Responses
His therapy didn’t punish repetition.
It expanded his script — then helped him build his own.
Plan included:
- “Change the Ending” language games
- Script-to-choice expansion: “If he says this, what else could he mean?”
- Emotion matching: “You said ‘I’m fine.’ Are you happy, sad, tired?”
- Roleplay with real-world questions & modeled answers
- Visual boards: Question → Options → Practice
By week 5:
- Aryan answered “Blue!” when asked his favorite color
- Said “Tired” instead of “I’m fine” after school
- Whispered “No” when he didn’t want juice
- Laughed after being praised for using a new sentence:
“I made this!”
“He didn’t stop answering.
He started answering with meaning.
And we started meeting the real Aryan.”
💬 What His parents Say Now
“He wasn’t being polite.
He was hiding behind the only line he trusted.
Thanks to Pinnacle®, that line is finally changing —
into conversations, emotions, and connection.”
🌍 This Autism Awareness Month — Don’t Just Listen To The Words. Ask Why They’re Always The Same.
If your child:
✅ Repeats the same answers to different questions
✅ Uses irrelevant but fixed phrases (“I’m fine,” “Okay,” “Yes”)
✅ Struggles to express needs or feelings in new ways
✅ Melts down when expected to answer creatively
…it’s time to screen for scripting and communication delay — and help them build the voice they were meant to use.
📞 Book Your Child’s Speech Screening in mumbai (Borivali)
📞 Call the Pinnacle® National Autism Helpline: 9100 181 181
🌐 www.Pinnacleblooms.org
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✅ Free AbilityScore©® Scripting Profile Report
✅ TherapeuticAI©® Functional Expression Plan
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✅ home Practice Toolkit: “From Repeating to Responding”
⚠️ Disclaimer
This article is for public awareness. For diagnosis or therapy, contact Pinnacle® at 9100 181 181.
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