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9:15pm July 2, 2014

Anonymous asked: is it echolalia when you have the urge to repeat things you say yourself (as opposed to things other people say) or when you have trouble separating words from facial expressions/tone (i.e., compulsively making facial expressions while thinking or always saying a certain thing a certain way)?

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I am fairly certain that the second one is actually echopraxia (which is basically the same as echolalia except with movements). is it like how when I watch TV sometimes I’ll find myself unconsciously imitating characters’ facial expressions?

I’m not sure about the first one. that might be vocal stimming or I guess it could be a kind of echolalia?

I’m sorry I can’t be of more help! I’ll put this in the actuallyautistic tag and see if anyone else can.

It’s called palilalia when you’re repeating your own words over and over.

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   I am so glad there are words for these. I do both fairly often.

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   oh my god I am so happy that I now have a word for it: palilalia. I repeat myself a lot… rather than other people. I do...

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