28/01/2026
🗣️ Echolalia
Echolalia is when a child repeats words or phrases they hear instead of using spontaneous speech.
✨ It’s commonly seen in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but it can also appear during early language development.
🔍 Echolalia is not random repetition.
It can help the child:
• Process language 🧠
• Communicate needs 💬
• Feel safe and regulated 🤍
📌 Types of echolalia:
• Immediate
• Delayed
✨With proper speech and language intervention, echolalia can become meaningful communication, not something to be stopped.
Understanding comes before correcting 💛🌻