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Echolalia (lemmy.world)

submitted 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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Within the last month or two I learned here that echolalia is an ADHD symptom. Apparently it's not neurotypical to constantly have songs going through your head that haunt you for days on end and they come into your head when you don't want them and you hate these songs like it's raining right now and I absolutely hate that song by the Eurythmics "here comes the rain again" but I fucking hate that song and that Annie Lennox woman with the man haircut who wears men's clothes staring into my eyes from her MTV video, and it's playing in my head. Help please. Is there a way to get rid of these songs in my head. They never end.

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[–] Strider@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Well thanks for the earworm, lol. However I think Annie is awesome as is the song.

Anyhow, as others pointed out this doesn't match much with echolalia. Its kinda repeating fixed words or sentences sometimes also not within correct context.

Examples of mine: repeating the wrong name (!) when introducing or ordering something wrong although you have the right thing in your head but it's kinda talking on autopilot.

Simpler examples of children are mostly direct repeating. I thought echolalia applies to autism and not adhs but I've learned it can be with both today.

Anyhow... On replacing looping stuff in my head only being busy with something else works (not adhd though).

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 hours ago

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