Echolalia: Purposeful or Problematic?

If you serve students with ASD, then it is likely that you’ve come across some students exhibiting echolalia. In today’s episode, I talk about what it is, how some children acquire language differently than others, and how that ties into whether or not we should be concerned when a student is demonstrating echolalia. Research studies are reviewed and discussed to examine the “why” behind echolalia. If you have a student or client and you’ve tried everything to minimize their echolalia, then you must listen to this episode!

Links and Resources in today’s episode about echolalia:

Stieglar, L. N. (2015). Examining the Echolalia Literature: Where Do Speech-Language Pathologists Stand? American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 24, 750-762. doi:10.1044/2015_AJSLP-14-0166

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jessica Cassity, M.S., CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist in Florida. She is the founder of Digital SLP, which specializes in online speech therapy materials for busy SLPs. She also blogs and hosts a podcast, both of which can be found on The Digital SLP. In her spare time she enjoys yoga, cooking, the outdoors, and spending time with her children.