Does echolalia last into adulthood?

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I still have it, and it's not just 'a little bit', it's not as bad as when i was a child.. but it's still not all that great.

I'm 33 and still do it but it was never extremely apparent because mine are whispered. For me it's always been just repeating short pieces of something someone said or something on a movie or tv show under my breath and for me it's a memory processing thing. I also have to move my lips when I'm reading or I don't remember a thing which has occasionally gotten some odd looks from people on buses who need to get a book of their own and stop looking at me but it's definitely not what I would consider a problem.

Mine almost only happens now if I need to remember what someone is saying (helps me remember when making eye contact).

I'm 28, and still do this sometimes. I can mostly control the sound actually coming out of my mouth when I am aware others are around, but I don't bother trying when I'm alone, or think I am alone. When I was a kid, this is when I was usually yelled at for mumbling.