Echolalic
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who exhibits echolalia.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to echolalia. not-comparable
"Their echolalic responses may be much more extensive than the single words or short phrases that are characteristic of normal echolalia. Thus, a pseudoverbal autistic child may respond to "Do you want a cookie, Jimmy?" with a replication of the very same words."
Example
More examples"Their echolalic responses may be much more extensive than the single words or short phrases that are characteristic of normal echolalia. Thus, a pseudoverbal autistic child may respond to "Do you want a cookie, Jimmy?" with a replication of the very same words."
Etymology
From echolalia + -ic.
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