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ECHOLALIA [1 record]

Record 1 2018-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

The pathological repetition by imitation of the speech of another.

OBS

Up to 75% of verbal persons with autism exhibit echolalia in some form. There are two types of echolalia: immediate echolalia and delayed echolalia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Stéréotypie qui consiste en l'imitation involontaire répétée, quasi automatique et dénuée de sens, de phrases ou de mots entendus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Psicología clínica
DEF

Reiteración relativamente automática de palabras o frases.

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