Decatur, Ala. | Thursday, May 23, 2013
Adapting to autism
Upon meeting Eli Akins, there are no visible signs that he is anything but a typical 3-year-old boy. He plays with his classmates at the weekday early education program at Athens First Baptist … More »
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It's my understanding that echolalia is an involuntary repeating of the words spoken to a person. For example, I say, "Would you like to go outside?" The person with echolalia says, "Go outside". This is not the same as saying words and phrases over and over.

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