ICD-11 code : MB23.9;
Preferred Label : Echolalia;
ICD-11 definition : The automatic repetition of vocalizations, words, or phrases uttered by another person,
which may be immediate or delayed (e.g., repetition of phrases earlier heard on television),
without meaningful communicative function. Echolalia is a common feature of communication
abnormalities in Autism spectrum disorder, but may also occur in other Mental, behavioural
or neurodevelopmental disorders and certain neurological conditions, among children
with severe visual impairment, and occasionally in typically developing children.
Echolalia does not include repetition as a normal feature of language acquisition
in early childhood development.;
Origin ID : 928818606;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ICD-10 Mapping
The automatic repetition of vocalizations, words, or phrases uttered by another person,
which may be immediate or delayed (e.g., repetition of phrases earlier heard on television),
without meaningful communicative function. Echolalia is a common feature of communication
abnormalities in Autism spectrum disorder, but may also occur in other Mental, behavioural
or neurodevelopmental disorders and certain neurological conditions, among children
with severe visual impairment, and occasionally in typically developing children.
Echolalia does not include repetition as a normal feature of language acquisition
in early childhood development.
