ECHOLALIA
Echolalia is the repetition of phrases, words or parts of words. Echolalia may be a sign of autism, another neurological condition, a visual impairment or a developmental disability.
Almost all toddlers go through a stage in which they “parrot” words and phrases that they overhear. Mimicry is an efficient way to experiment with different sounds and practice emerging social language skills. This is a normal and critical stage in language development.
When a person repeats back something that he or she has just heard, that is immediate echolalia.
For example, if a parent says, “It’s time for a bath,” the child may repeat, “Time for a bath.” By repeating back the words, the child is demonstrating that she can hear accurately, can physically produce speech and can remember it long enough to reproduce it. The next step is comprehension of speech, which may take months or years to develop. Some adults with autism explain that immediate echolalia is a way of communicating. Immediate echolalia is an attempt to remain in a conversation and give an on-topic answer, before the meaning of the conversation is fully grasped (Wang).
Immediate echolalia appears to tap into the person 's short-term memory for auditory input. This is defined as the repetition of a word or phrase just spoken by another person.
Immediate echolalia may be used with no intent or purpose or may have a very specific purpose for the individual. Immediate echolalia may also be used to initiate or maintain interaction or may be used in a non interactive manner. Knowing the person very well would appear to be the key to understanding their specific use of immediate echolalia. Delayed echolalia has been defined as the "echoing of a phrase after some delay or lapse of time". Persons with autism who repeat TV commercials, favorite movie scripts, or parental reprimands come to mind when describing delayed echolalia. Delayed echolalia appears to tap into long-term
Almost all toddlers go through a stage in which they “parrot” words and phrases that they overhear. Mimicry is an efficient way to experiment with different sounds and practice emerging social language skills. This is a normal and critical stage in language development.
When a person repeats back something that he or she has just heard, that is immediate echolalia.
For example, if a parent says, “It’s time for a bath,” the child may repeat, “Time for a bath.” By repeating back the words, the child is demonstrating that she can hear accurately, can physically produce speech and can remember it long enough to reproduce it. The next step is comprehension of speech, which may take months or years to develop. Some adults with autism explain that immediate echolalia is a way of communicating. Immediate echolalia is an attempt to remain in a conversation and give an on-topic answer, before the meaning of the conversation is fully grasped (Wang).
Immediate echolalia appears to tap into the person 's short-term memory for auditory input. This is defined as the repetition of a word or phrase just spoken by another person.
Immediate echolalia may be used with no intent or purpose or may have a very specific purpose for the individual. Immediate echolalia may also be used to initiate or maintain interaction or may be used in a non interactive manner. Knowing the person very well would appear to be the key to understanding their specific use of immediate echolalia. Delayed echolalia has been defined as the "echoing of a phrase after some delay or lapse of time". Persons with autism who repeat TV commercials, favorite movie scripts, or parental reprimands come to mind when describing delayed echolalia. Delayed echolalia appears to tap into long-term
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