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05 Feb 2019, 11:16 am

Does anyone agree that "echolalia" is on a spectrum? For example, you can have an individual who can only echo what you say as a form of communicating with you. Some rather not converse because it makes them uncomfortable. Then you have individuals who say very little but memorize phrases they hear and use them in future conversations mostly/sometimes inappropriately. Some individuals talk more and know how to insert phrases they've memorized.
Then some just converse their ideas comfortably and freely.



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05 Feb 2019, 11:19 am

No. Echolalia is a symptom of an underlying cause.

There could be many causes, from brain damage to schizophrenia to senile dementia to ...



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05 Feb 2019, 4:42 pm

Fnord wrote:
No. Echolalia is a symptom of an underlying cause.

There could be many causes, from brain damage to schizophrenia to senile dementia to ...


So, do you think that the degree of echolalia depends on the degree of the underlying problem?



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05 Feb 2019, 4:51 pm

RightGalaxy wrote:
Fnord wrote:
No. Echolalia is a symptom of an underlying cause. There could be many causes, from brain damage to schizophrenia to senile dementia to ...
So, do you think that the degree of echolalia depends on the degree of the underlying problem?
Maybe, if it is equated with 'fever', then it could be directly related the degree of the underlying 'infection'. But if is simply co-existent with one or more underlying conditions which triggered the echolalia, then maybe not.



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05 Feb 2019, 10:30 pm

Fnord wrote:
RightGalaxy wrote:
Fnord wrote:
No. Echolalia is a symptom of an underlying cause. There could be many causes, from brain damage to schizophrenia to senile dementia to ...
So, do you think that the degree of echolalia depends on the degree of the underlying problem?
Maybe, if it is equated with 'fever', then it could be directly related the degree of the underlying 'infection'. But if is simply co-existent with one or more underlying conditions which triggered the echolalia, then maybe not.


Thanks :)