Echolalia – Repetitive Speech (1)

1. Echolalia-Repetitive Speech What it is ? And What It Means?

2. Echolalia Definition People with echolalia repeat noises and phrases that they hear. They may not be able to communicate effectively because they struggle to express their own thoughts. For example, someone with echolalia might only be able to repeat a question rather than answer it. In many cases, echolalia is an attempt to communicate, learn language, or practice language.

3. Echolalia Symptoms Definition Echolalia itself is a sign that is indicative that the person has some other disorders that has led to this repetition of sounds. It is associated with a number of disorders. Still, it has a number of subcategories such as – Repeating a question instead of answering it Repeating a question and then answering it Depression Frustration during conversation Irritability, especially when asked something

4. Immediate echolalia: Immediate echolalia refers to replicated utterances that are produced or echoed immediately or almost immediately after they are heard. Delayed echolalia:Delayed echolalia is the repetition of verbal messages that were previously heard and which are repeated after a time delay of a few minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years. Types

5. Treatments for Echolalia 1.Speech Therapy Speech therapies are always of great help. This will help the patients to speak up what they are thinking. 2.Medications Medication is not actually a prominent or direct method of treatment for echolalia.As the patient will stay calm with these antidepressant medicines, it will help in the overall betterment of the condition. 3.Home Care The patients suffering from echolalia, must undergo a good communicative session at all times and this happens well when you teach more and more new words and help the patient to learn those words.

6. Associated Disorders 1.Autism 2.Aphasia 3.Dementia 4.Tourette’s Syndrome 5.Epilepsy

7. The most common association of echolalia is with autism. Children, who are autistic, are often seen to repeat what they hear, instead of answering or replying back. Since they still haven't been able to develop the language of their own and cannot produce their spontaneous speech to express their thoughts and feeling, they repeat what they hear. Autism

8. Aphasia is a language disorder that happens when you have brain damage. Your brain has two halves. Language skills are in the left half of the brain in most people. Damage on that side of your brain may lead to language problems. Damage on the right side of your brain may cause other problems, like poor attention or memory Aphasia

9. Dementia is not a disease but it is associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities. Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Memory loss is an example. Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia. Dementia

10. Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, the hallmark of which is recurrent, unprovoked seizures. A person is diagnosed with epilepsy if they have two unprovoked seizures (or one unprovoked seizure with the likelihood of more) that were not caused by some known and reversible medical condition like alcohol withdrawal or extremely low blood sugar. Epilepsy

11. Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.It is characterized by multiple motor tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. These tics characteristically wax and wane, can be suppressed temporarily, and are typically preceded by an unwanted urge or sensation in the affected muscles. Tourette's Syndrome