Speech and OT

 Many individuals on the autism spectrum use echolalia, which is the repetition of another’s speech that occurs either immediately, or even later, after the original production.  According to Barry Prizant (1987) echolalia is characteristic of least 85% of children with autism who acquire speech. https://www.speechandot.com/echolalia-serve-purpose/

 Many children with autism have trouble communicating effectively with others. One symptom of this problem is a disorder called echolalia. Echolalia has very specific symptoms but is frequently unnoticed because some of the symptoms are also a normal part of learning speech. https://www.speechandot.com/echolalia-causes-symptoms-types-diagnosis-and-treatment/