It is automatic and non-voluntary. Echolalia is often an attempt to communicate or learn a language. Echolalia is common in toddlers ...

This is called echolalia and is a totally normal part of their development. For most children, it’s not long before they start using their own phrases and sentences. But some may need help to ...

Ryan, now eight, went from 'basically non-verbal' save for echolalia - repeating words his parents said back to them - in kindergarten to now reciting his lines for the upcoming school play.