Immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic children

This research examined whether echolalia and interactive behaviour in autistic children could function within a communicative system. Four autistic children were videotaped individually in interaction with a familiar adult. A categorical system was designed whereby the children's interactive be...

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Main Authors:	Ingrid van Zyl, Erna Alant, Isabel C. Uys
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 1985-12-01
Series:	South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Online Access:	https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/330

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spelling	doaj-64670582814e40e682912f64a3998ac32020-11-25T01:40:27ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders0379-80462225-47651985-12-0132110.4102/sajcd.v32i1.330234Immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic childrenIngrid van Zyl0Erna Alant1Isabel C. Uys2Department Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of PretoriaDepartment Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of PretoriaDepartment Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of PretoriaThis research examined whether echolalia and interactive behaviour in autistic children could function within a communicative system. Four autistic children were videotaped individually in interaction with a familiar adult. A categorical system was designed whereby the children's interactive behaviour could be rated. It was found that the immediate echolalia is far more than a meaningless repetition of words. The utterances are relevant, displaying the conveyance of meaningful information and the maintenance of social interaction. Conclusions were drawn on the facilitation of communication through modification and expansion of immediate echolalia.https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/330
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author	Ingrid van Zyl Erna Alant Isabel C. Uys
spellingShingle	Ingrid van Zyl Erna Alant Isabel C. Uys Immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic children South African Journal of Communication Disorders
author_facet	Ingrid van Zyl Erna Alant Isabel C. Uys
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title	Immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic children
title_short	Immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic children
title_full	Immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic children
title_fullStr	Immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic children
title_full_unstemmed	Immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic children
title_sort	immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic children
publisher	AOSIS
series	South African Journal of Communication Disorders
issn	0379-8046 2225-4765
publishDate	1985-12-01
description	This research examined whether echolalia and interactive behaviour in autistic children could function within a communicative system. Four autistic children were videotaped individually in interaction with a familiar adult. A categorical system was designed whereby the children's interactive behaviour could be rated. It was found that the immediate echolalia is far more than a meaningless repetition of words. The utterances are relevant, displaying the conveyance of meaningful information and the maintenance of social interaction. Conclusions were drawn on the facilitation of communication through modification and expansion of immediate echolalia.
url	https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/330
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Immediate echolalia and the interactive behaviour of autistic children

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