The ‘Rare’ Speech Disorder That ‘Occurs Frequently’ In Autism
For instance, autism has been linked to “hyper-empathy”, or a very intense emotional reaction to animals, plants, people, and/or objects. It’s also associated with “echolalia”, or repeating the words and phrases others have said – about 75-80% of verbal autistic people exhibit this behaviour.
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