A couple of years ago our son went through a phase when he repeated himself over and over. He would ask something or say something, we would answer, but he would then keep asking over and over. I thought he wasn’t understanding our answer, so each time he asked, I would answer in a slightly different way. It was torture as it happened all day every day, but it gradually eased.
I had been attending a course at the time, so asked about it and was advised to answer in the same way and only 4 times. After 4 times use distraction to change the subject – that didn’t work! We just had to deal with it until the phase passed.
It is happening again!
I have read into echolalia which is very common with autism where phrases and words are repeated, but I don’t think it is that as he stopped doing it for a couple of years.
It’s something I hope will pass again, but in the mean time I am becoming an expert distractor!
Super Autism Mum 