Many (likely most) Autistic kids are gestalt language processors- meaning they learn language in larger chunks, or gestalts, and will likely communicate with echolalia and scripting. Immediate Echolalia (repeating others right after they speak in the same intonation) is seen in typically developing kids until around 2.5 years of age - because we often see kids repeating adults when they either don’t understand something or aren’t sure how to respond. Many Autistic kids will use this communicatio