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I hear this word used frequently in relation to AS/autism, but I can't for the life of me find any information on it. Can anyone give me examples of what you or your child does that is considered "perseveration"? Does it refer to someone who is repeating the same line over and over again, or does it mean someone cannot "drop the subject," and keeps going on about the same thing for a long time? Or maybe it's neither of those. I'm confused!

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"can anyone explain perseveration? "

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Not at all, no question is ever stupid, and the defintions given their are slightly confilcting anyway.

I think Max the bear gives the best definition. By writing I can so many times, that is perseveration!

Sometimes it is a useful trait, say if someone perseveres at something tricky, and sometimes it goes too far, and you stick at something even though you know it is pointless, or because you can not see it is pointless.

I think perseveration more commonly points to the later.

I do not think that Max was trying to be rude, I think he was just trying to give an example. Like I say, nobody thinks your stupid for asking a question, Aspies thrive on questions (or at least I do) and are always trying to get to the bottom of things.

In a paranting context, it might refere to repetitive behaviors such as stimming, echolalia and always lining up toys. Remember that these behaviors are not necessarily 'wrong'. With each behavior you just need to think 'is this causing a problem'. If it genuinely is, then you need to gently try to show the child a replacement behavior that fulfils the same need (such as a need for order, or a need for stimulation).

I find taping the pressure point rapidly on the back of my wrist quite comforting for example. I do not change this behavior because it causes no harm and does not stop me from doing anything.

Hope this helps

I didn't realize that parents have exclusive rights to word definitions, but for the record, yes, I raised two step-kids and now have five biological kids.

Perseveration: http://special-needs.families.com/blog/p...severation

Now I have a question: why are you so rude and over-reactive to perfectly reasonable answers to your question?

Here's an example.  I just bought my son a jump drive for his computer.  He needs it at school Monday.  I put it in his backpack, but the challenge is, can he get it to school without losing it?

He takes it out of his backpack to look at it, then I put it back in.  He takes it back out and loses it, I find it, I put it back in.  He takes it out, loses just the lid, I put it back in and start losing my temper.  He takes it out, I find it under his mattress, I find it and put it back in.  It's three days till Monday. He is determined to play with this object no matter what I do.  He's 13.  Will that jump drive be in his backpack on Monday?  Who knows!

PS I think the "I can, I can, I can" was a really funny/cute way of demonstrating perseveration

PSS Perseveration turns out to be a really super quality for some people.  It is this kind of determination that can help an Aspie become a great writer, musician, physicist, etc.  When most of us give up, they keep going

Yeah - I agree - when my son has something wrong with the motor in his car - He will persevere and persevere and persevere until he works out the problem. Whereas most people would have given up with frustration.

My little brother (I'm sure he would have been diagnosed Aspie if the dx existed back then) was really quite talented at drawing, from the time he was about 18 months old.

But often -- when he was stressed or tired or wired up, he would just grab a piece of paper and a red crayon (had to be red) and he would violently draw one big circle, circle, circle, circle that took up the whole page. Then another page, then another, the crayon flying around the circle like a race car doing 10, 20, 30 laps. He called these pictures "round-and-rounds."

He died many years ago, and I always wish I had kept a round-and-round, to remember what a wonderful, crazy little guy he was.

Oh - what a shame - it would have been great to have kept a red round and round. Thanks for telling us about your brother Max.

*grins* This is a t-shirt waiting to happen.

Yes, that is perseveration. It means a child or older person cannot let a subject rest. They keep on repeating it and worrying it. I used to draw birds as a toddler and seemed fixated on this behaviour even when threatened with punishment. If one pen got hidden, I would look everywhere until I found another one.

It is very common amongst Aspies to perseverate and has its good and bad points. It annoys others no end when it seems to make sense but also leads to amazing discoveries because they will keep going long after others have given up.

An excellent desciption of persevation!!!

That's me with Pokemon manga. xD

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Max, I'm so sorry about your brother.

Could you get him save some money for a cheap one that is suitable for his age?(By it,but dont give it just yet, so he knows its not sold out when he finally get enough money...)
I was hooked on stuff and it always helped if I knew my parents kept it safe...