Help with my 4 yr old girl communication/behavior

Hi,

I am a father of a 4 yr 2 month old girl, who is our only child.  We are having difficulties with our daughter ability to comprehend   For instance, she repeats questions back to me instead of answering them.  For instance, I say hi "xxxx" how was your day?, she repeats the same question exactly back to me, or "XXXX" don't don't that knife, she will say "dont touch that knife.  She does know answers to some basic questions like what color is that house, she will say the correct color, ir what is daddy's name, she gives correct answer..

She is very bright, she know her numbers  to 100. Can read and speak English and Chinese,  though I don't know if she truly understands what she is reading or just memorizing words.

Other issues, she gets excited playing with kids at the playground and sometimes grabs them and pushes them down, causing them to cry, she doesn't do it maliciously, and goes over and helps them up, but I am worried she may hurt another kid.  We have tried to tell her not to touch other kids, and she responds with "don't touch other kids", but does it anyway ..

We have scheduled an assessment at our county shool system to get her evaluated but that wont be for a few weeks.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[RockRose]

What she is doing sounds like "echolalia".    Google that and see if it sounds like her.

When you see it in toddlers it's not usually a concern,  but in a child her age,  it's an indicator that she may be in the autism spectrum disorder.

It's great that you have scheduled an assessment for her.  Responding to this early will help her -

In the meantime,  google it and see if it sounds about right.

Best wishes.