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echolalia
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ech·o·la·li·a  (k-ll-)
n.
1. Psychiatry The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia.
2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development.
[echo + Greek lali, talk (from lalos, talkative).]
echo·lalic (-lk) adj.
echolalia
the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of sounds and words heard from others. — echolalic, adj.
See also: Speech
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.echolalia - an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others
echo - a reply that repeats what has just been said
2.echolalia - (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)
repeating, repetition - the act of doing or performing again
psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders


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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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