Is this perseverating? | Autism PDD

I would agree that it's a form of perseveration, but the problem is often called "repetitive questioning."  Here's a good article on it:

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/IRCA/communication/longtermstr.h tml

We discussed repetitive questioning on this forum a couple months ago, so you might also want to take a peek at that.  Here's the link:

http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12693&am p;KW=grapes+tomatoes

Good luck with everything.

Yep.  Maybe you ought to pick up a Pinnochio coloring book or something to sneakily redirect her.  You can't ever be sneaky enough!Does anyone know if this characteristic is specific to kids on the spectrum or is this a normal developmental stage for kids?

NorWayMom,

Thanks, I read the links and looked at the old thread.  I know my daugther has a great deal of difficulty maintaining a conversation.  She really doesn't understand the pragmatics of speech.  After reading the links, I guess she is doing this because she wants to talk to me, and she reallly cannot have a conversation.  Now, I feel even worse for being annoyed by it!!!!  Oh well, one more thing I can feel guilty about!

NorwayMom, thanks again for more GREAT links!! Our dd does the
repetitive questioning a lot. Often, it reminds me of my grandfather when
he got alzheimer's...the same question or topic over & over & over again.
That combined w/ echolalia & scripting...I say we live in the movie
"Groundhog Day."    Thanks again for that information!!!I know perseverating is talking about the same topic ad nauseam, but I am not sure if this qualifies.  My DD has been fixated on a Pinnochio VHS tape we had years ago, which we gave away to Goodwill.  For going on three weeks now, she has asked me 7-10 (or more) times a day what happend to this tape.  She doesn't expand on this like talking about Pinnochio.  I have explained it to her each time she asked me.  We have the DVD of Pinnochio, but she keeps asking me about the tape.  I am trying to be patient, but quite honestly it is driving me stark raving mad.  Just wondering if this is perseverating. Thanks.In a nut shell - yes. Payne will ask about the same thing - he's already been answered repeatedly and knew the answer before the question was asked, but it's like he can't remember or something. I don't know what keeps him going until I say to him enough is enough. Then he moves on to the next thing.... My son has been like this for aobut a month now about fireworks.  He used to be like this to a certain extent but I have found it has gotten worse since he has been on Abilify.  He tells me he cant' stop thinking about them.  Anyone he runs into he talks about fireworks.  We got a catalog in the mail from a fireworks place, he will read it endlessly- asking a thousand questions about htem and what they do which I have no clue.  When he has the catalog with him he shows people.  I have been buying him the snappers (poppers, whatever) and all he talks aobut is when he can go out and throw more.
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