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echolalia /echo·la·lia/ (ek″o-la´le-ah) stereotyped repetition of another person's words and phrases.
Echolalia Involuntary echoing of the last word, phrase, or sentence spoken by someone else or sound in the environment. Mentioned in: Tourette Syndrome echolalia [ek′ōlā′lyə] Etymology: Gk, echo + lalein, to babble 1 (in psychiatry) the automatic and meaningless repetition of another's words or phrases, especially as seen in schizophrenia. A kind of echolalia is delayed echolalia. 2 (in pediatrics) a baby's imitation or repetition of sounds or words produced by others. It occurs normally in early childhood development. Also called echophrasia, echo speech. echolalic, adj. echolalia (ek″ola´le n an uncontrollable reiteration of a word or phrase recently stated by another individual. echolalia Neurology The parroting by a Pt of another person's words or speech fragments How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Full recoveries such as those described by Lovaas are uncommon, he adds, and occur mainly among children who are echolalic rather than nonverbal and who have IQs above 50. |
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