Echolalia

Diagnostic Criteria The current diagnostic and statistical manual of mental health disorder (DSM)V which was updated in 2013, placed diagnostic criteria for disorders such as Autistic disorders, Asperger syndrome, Pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified into an umbrella which is now called ASD ("Autism Speaks," 2016; "CDC," 2016). Under the current DSMV, diagnostic criteria for ASD has five criterions A through E and the child must meet the requirements of each criterion to…

well (Dhossche, Morrens, & Rhebergen, 2014). This lowered requirement and increased identified symptoms has put a person at a higher likelihood diagnosis of both autism and catatonia. As Fink (2013) additionally states, “Autism is marked by mutism, echolalia, echopraxia, odd hand postures, freezing of ongoing movements, rigidities, forced vocalizations, stereotypy, self-injurious behaviors, and insensitivity to pain. All are signs of catatonia” (Fink, 2013, p. 24). Fink further explains that…