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/ˌɛkə(ʊ)ˈleɪlɪə/ · noun
(clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed..
Their echolalic responses may be much more extensive than the single words or short phrases that are characteristic of normal echolalia. Thus, a pseudoverbal autistic child may respond to "Do you want a cookie, Jimmy?" with a replication of the very same words.
There was the boom of a bass drum, and the voice of the orchestra leader rang out suddenly above the echolalia of the garden.
Use echolalia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Echolalia means (clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed..
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Their echolalic responses may be much more extensive than the single words or short phrases that are characteristic of normal echolalia. Thus, a pseudoverbal autistic child may respond to "Do you want a cookie, Jimmy?" with a replication of the very same words.
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