Autism Speech Delay in 5 Year Old 

What a sweet boy. He speaks so clearly. More clearly than some neurotypical 5 year olds I teach. Amazing patient parents. It’s beautiful to see a child so loved and supported

What a sweet child, wonderful parents , he is so blessed to have you two

He can't answer the age but if you say it another way he will say yes. He answers his way. Smart boy.

My 4 year old doesn’t talk yet but seeing this brings me to tears (happy and heart warming) because I see so much of him in your son… the faces, hands, mind all over the place and he is so loving and inclusive to you both… thank you for posting this 🥹🤍

My first son has autism.... I'm from Nigeria, it hasn't been easy thou. We I thank God and still believing in him for money to take him abroad for proper medication and recovery.

My nephew has been four years old for a few months. This boy here seems to be doing way better. My nephew only says random words. He can only sing kid songs but has absolutely no idea what they mean. You call his name and he will not respond. He does not miss his mom on the other side of the world. He only says a few random words. He cannot use the restroom yet. He is in his own little world. He will go to a playground and he does not even understand the concept of going to play like a normal child. He will just be amazed by a water fountain.

What a sweet natured child, he is precious.❤️

I think Alister talks real good. I understood every word he said.

My daughter just turned 5 she’s still nonverbal but seeing videos like this gives me hope ! ❤❤

It reminds me of how I was at that age. As time goes on his social and speech skills will improve. After watching your other videos I know its not a matter of "if" but when. An understanding and supportive family will be his greatest asset in life.

my best friend's son is autistic and her husband is...just awful to the boy. You guys are so good with him.

You are an incredible example to all fathers to any child. I appreciate your sharing this

My 5 year old daughter talks the exact same way! They are amazing ☺️

Such an adorable and intelligent boy, parents are doing a fantastic job.

He is not having a problem talking he is having a hard time with reciprocal conversation

My heart just melted🥰 my twin boys born at 33weeks (now 3) are displaying signs of echolalia and palilalia.

So precious:) Happy he’s improving. Ian plays drums? Me too. I have form of autism and love drums, what I understand most, lol. Drumming must helps Ian too. Love your channel, the care and love you have for your kids

I don't know but this little boy speaks way better than many 5 year olds that I know.

I see no delay lol. My 5 year old does not speak at all in context, only in scripts. I pray for the day I hear a “Hi daddy” He can count to 200, even and odd numbers , ABC’s with ease, sing songs, very advanced…but won’t speak to you. I keep trying and never giving up.

My son is 4 and isn't talking but he reminds me of your son. So many similar stims he is gorgeous

He is such a cutie and very intelligent!

Thanks so much for making these videos. I have 2 grandsons that are autistic and I recognize the stimming. I am learning how to be aware of over stimulation behaviors. I found your videos to be very educational.

hes doing great and i can see hes improved more over the last couple of years

What such a smart and handsome boy💙Very inspiring and motivating 💙

The boy is so sweet and happy Autism make my life so hard 🙏🌈🎉❤

Our kid 5 years old have the same behaviour, I hope our and yours kid will normalised with time , the delay will cover with age, but continues hard work will give a nice output.

I love how the father replies well what does that make me? when his son said I am old.

This kid is clearly intelligent. Looking at him in this video it appears his brain is getting too many messages at the same time like some kind of overload, the messages come in at hyper speed haphazard so he can’t concentrate or slow down. I do believe his neurological system/nerves need slowing down.. so the messages can come in at a normal rate to process. There is research that the vegas nerve can cause this , the nerves should be brought back in line to improve communication.. neurons are the electrical communicators - it makes sense.. and through chiropractors / adjustments of the spine - it may help improve neuro communications and hence speech.

He expresses himself well. He seems to like art. The painting pleases him that might be a indication of something that he’ll enjoy “painting “

What an amazing dad. So patient and supportive! Awesome!

My son is 3 and I really hope he gets to Alister level of speech. My son doesn't respond to questions like him and it really hurts coz for example if I will ask "how was your day "I never heard an answer .. He can say many words , read, counts etc but can't communicate most of the time.

❤ He is so sweet!

He's absolutely adorable and you are both amazing.

Oh my goodness! I have a just turned 5 year old girl starting kindergarten next year... I see so much of the same speech tendencies! My daughter is also autistic. This kiddo is brilliant and beautiful!

Very insightful video. Thanks for sharing! My 4 year old says many words, and reads just about anything he can get his hands on…however, conversational sentences have yet to be fully developed. Looking forward to those talks though 😊

Hi my name is Thrisa Tokmun and from Papua New Guinea I have a Son name Emmanuel aged six and his behaviour is similar to your son's so I always follow up with you on RU-vid to help me with your experience to help out with Emmanuels behaviour thank you both parents so much your experience helps a lot.

thank you shareing this video , to help recognize kids that has this type of problem ..

He's so sweet. It reminds me of my autistic 4 year old and how it is talking to her.

I’m a 1st father and thank you❤

This makes me not to give up. My 5 year old will speak and listen.

I am impressed with your son. Yes, I see a lot of the issues, but I like the kid.

This video really resonated with me. My son is currently 5 and in Kindergarten , he has a speech delay though since his birthday last February he’s made a ton of progress with vocabulary and basic conversational skills. He struggled with pronouns and echolalia for a long time but we are seeing less of it now. He will repeat things that he finds funny a few times now.

Well done! You two, I am so happy seeing excited to see your enthusiasm in helping him. And he is doing just great. He will make sentences, speak in paragraphs and have tonnes of words in his vocabulary. God bless you 💖

Possible the "hard work coat" was related to something he's seen. Construction workers etc. Smart boy

He speaks so clearly just amazing in adhd

Very loving parents they didn’t force him to stay the entire video and realized he participated enough so they sent him of to play while they continued to converse with us. Too many parents force social media on their kids yet the balance and care in this video is refreshing. God bless this family may He give you wisdom grace and continued strength to nurture yourselves and child(children)

Well, it’s not a surprise. I still think he’s young. I say I’m old too but generally you’re not considered old unless you’re in your 30s or 40s.

He doesn’t seem to have speech problem! Speaks better than a lot of normal kids of his age or even older!

He is very bright, he has a great mind.

I just realized he's telling you how old he is by showing you five fingers.😄

Asking 'how old' is a BIIIG question. He has to process a lot of different details before he can come to his own answer. Im a woman with Autism, i was diagnosed late! My brain works like his does except i might not ''''look''''' like it. When he repeats, that is him listening and processing. That is him engaging. I love that you guys are trying really hard. But trying to get him to act 'normal' is so harmful. If verbal conversation isnt his thing, try other things. Anything. Let him persue his intense interests. Let him be him ❤

thank you for this video. it really helps me to understand and feel for the situatuon

you are so brave

man: how old are you? kid: oh! i have a switch!

Hes so sweet i hope my son talks like this mine is 4 and not talking 💔

Watching your little boy was like watching my 5 year old son who has suspected autism and has a speech delay. He will sometimes answer questions but other times will talk about something completely different and the repetition. I’m also very familiar with the climbing and jumping around 🙈. I always feel like people judge to easily when we’re out and I feel like I have to shout out he’s got autism he’s not being naughty.

You are very lucky. My son is going to be 6 and he is nonverbal. The most I can get out of him is “more”.

Alistair is so cute!!! I sadly was told by my Dr that I can’t have kids and I’ll be 36 on the 15th . I’m religious and don’t believe in intercourse before marriage and being that I’m not married, I haven’t even got to try. But my Dr was pretty adamant that it would never happen anyways. It hurts me so much bc I know God wants us to get married and multiply and I can’t multiply 😢. Sorry, I went way off track there. Watching Alistair today though was so cute! I know you guys just love him bunches!!! So adorable!

This reminds me of my son who’s 4 1/2 and on the spectrum. Similar way of responding to questions with something unrelated but very interesting to him personally 😂 also when my son walked by while I was watching this video, he asked if it was “me when I was younger.” 😂

I hop, my child speack He is 5 years old😭

Nice video of your son he is doing good

God only knows why baby's like this beautiful boy have this 🥺😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

This is perfect speech, wow. There is no speech delay.

Handsome little boys, your works paid off

he is lucky because he have a blessing family god bless him my lovely 😍

Thank you so much

Bless you Britney

He's so sweet.

How old are you? I have hands. That's adorable.

He wasn't lyin thats actually a very beautiful panting🤣

He is so smart.Omghee...❤ he is spectaluar.❤❤❤

God bless him

I have a nephew who's autistic and he's 3 and words are very difficult for him even in therapy. You kinda just gotta be listening at the right time to catch him saying one. I'm worried he may never be able to speak like other children his age. Is it possible for him to be able to speak like this boy can?

are gave any medication for him? can u give me list I will do some search before decide to give my son , definitely will discuss with his doctor as well

Adorable 🥰

My son is 4 years old not talking but he is obsessed with numbers and the alphabet

He's so super cute!

He’s so cute!! ♥️

Question forms can be quite 'oppressive' for some ASD children and I'd suggest that other strategies may be more effective. However try modelled example then question on same context e.g. 'my favourite food is fries, what about you?', then try forced choice with three options (assuming attention and auditory memory is OK) 'my fav food is fries, is you fav food A, B or C?'

My 4 year old has been diagnosed with severe Autism and she is about on the same verbal level as Alistair. Maybe a little improved now since she has been in ASD Preschool for 5 months 🙏🙏🙏 She does not stim though which is why I did not originally think she was Autistic.

It's clearly not a speech problem.

He is so smart ❤️ But what worries me is if my son have autism…he act somewhat like this and i really have no experience in a child with autism 😖 someone help. His the evaluator said he shows no sign if autism

¡Gracias!

You could try magnesium and l-theonine for calming. Co q10 May help with brain clarity.

He reminds me so much of my 6 year old. We just finally had his evaluation today. His speech has improved greatly with Kindergarden! But the way he answers questions reminds me of Alister. He seems like such a happy boy, as is my son. ❤ If youre able to answer my comment, what do think about the "level" distinction they use while evaluating?

This is so much like me at a similar age on hold home vhs tapes. He even looks a bit like I did! My parents never knew there was anything wrong at the time, and I never got a diagnosis as a child. There were certainly some struggles growing up in education and certainly in early adulthood trying to cope in certain workplace environments. Things are pretty good now though, makes me wonder how life would be now had it been identified back then.

My Brother Has This Too. He Is 7.

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Nice. My 5-year-old daughter is showing spectrum issues. She does a lot of repeating and does not speak a lot of in sentences.

Can i ask when did Alistair start speaking? As in saying words. My son is currently on his diagnosis journey, he is 3 currently and has no words what so ever

Let's go to the Padres game

He is very sweet by the way

That was awesome

My kid is 5 / has it.. and cannot say half of this.

My brother have autism.I am very much sad for it.

My son is 7 and has all these traits with his speech and at a 3 word sentence if that . We have been going to speech now 2 years and while I see a little improvement don’t think it’s helping him in a way that I thought. Or in a way that he would and I would see improvement. Is this normal am I putting to much expectation on this ?? I am mindful not to put my son with my expectations but rather just keep working and doing what routine we. Have around home school and therapy but just feel like I’m not doing it right or I’m missing something. A y suggestions you can offer please pass on . ❤️

Heyyyyy i got the same name as him! Alastair buddies! :) Edit: I just read the description and found it’s spelled nearly the same too! 😂

He was being stealthy in under the coat, therefore the hard work

so cute …😊

My 5 year old son saw these and he thought your son was him. They look the same and act the same except my little guy has blue eyes. He's being evaluated for autism and seeing a neurologist for head shape stuff and headaches. He's in partial special Ed in kindergarten and waiting on his Dr to refer him to child study to do mental evaluations and possible speech therapy and stuff. My son also does not or can not dress himself much and I do it. Alot of walking on his toes. But he got his kindergarten assessment and he does good in P.e and the physical stuff is catching up. He can't button his pants, puts shoes on backwards and clothes on backwards or inside out though shown. He cant recall stuff well even though taught and shown. When he was 3 i practiced flash cards with him to name what things he saw A to Z and he names good but cant say the whole alphabet. My son likes watching your sons videos and he fixates on saying stuff. He repeats how his brain tells him this and his brain says to do this or that. Alot of similarities here. Thanks for the videos. My son likes them and praying for both our kiddos. I have schizophrenia as his mother but am otherwise okay actually my dr calls it schizoaffective because i have bi polar to a point also. I take seroquel for that and I take propranolol for anxiety cause by my pineal gland having issues it targets the panic attacks that causes. My psychiatrist said ill have to take them for the rest of my life because it will not heal or go away. Autism improves to but it doesnt go away. I also wake to hallucinations or go to sleep with them and it disorientates me until i realize what is going on. As a child they misdiagnosed me as autistic but i was schizophrenic. And thus diagnosed at the age of 19 i am 30 now. My parents did not allow me to take meds as a child they just delt with it their way. I did have counseling though. Autism and schizophrenia or schizoaffective can be very similar. I tried abilify years ago but it made it worse. Academically I was always fairly ahead except being in special Ed math. I was on a college level by the time I was in 10th grade and as I got older and had my two kids I chose to get my GED in 2017 because I got pregnant at 18 and dropped out to have my daughter. And i hope to pursue college when the kiddos are older to become a veterinary technician. Me and my kiddos love animals. Social situations still get me nervous if in a crowded place. My son shows no signs of that but he shows signs of autism. My daughter who is 11 has ADHD and is in 6th grade and at a 10th grade level. Love them nonetheless though.