Echolalia and get words stuck in your head

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ChristinaCSB
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29 Aug 2008, 12:59 pm

I tend to get the weirdest lyrics from songs stuck in my head or something someone says that I thought was funny, it's usually not more than 2 or 3 words, sometimes it's only 1. But I will repeat the words when I nervous or hyper, or even bored and annoy the s**t out of people unintentionally. I used to get in a lot of trouble for this when I was a kid. I don't do it around people I don't know so I have some control and it's not tourette's but it is a tick at times. I also used to have a lot of echolalia when I was little and at times still do. Surely I'm not the only aspie like this?



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29 Aug 2008, 1:06 pm

It's fairly common. I tend to put odd words to tunes, particularly advert jingles. I also rhyme odd words for no reason. I have to be careful around people with this ...


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29 Aug 2008, 1:39 pm

"Lemon tree, oh, so pretty
And its flower smells so sweet
But the fruit of the poor lemon
Is impossible to eat."

Continuous loop for about two weks, now. 8O :lol:

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29 Aug 2008, 1:46 pm

It's probably quite common (in the autistic population). I certainly repeat phrases/lines etc.

Particularly as a child (although sometimes even now when others are not around), I would repeat a word over and over (often employing different pitches, for instance repeating the word in a low rumbling voice or very high), and this would sometimes even extend to repeating single syllables from the word (usually in weird pitches/tone).

I immediately repeat phrases on tv 'automatically' on occasions which can be confusing to my partner who wonders what the heck I'm on about (especially when he is close enough to hear me, but not to hear the tv and does not realise I'm just repeating what was said on the tv).

I also struggle to not (delayed) repeat things from songs, tv shows/adds, movies, other people (I've personally interacted with) and even print media. Sometimes it's not even the exact words, but most of the words and cadence with 1 to X number of words/syllables replaced with either an equivalent number of syllables, or even a word that exactly rhymes with the one it is swapped for. Sometimes this can be funny and amusing to others (for instance if the line or phrase is familiar to them), but other times it seems to confuse/disturb them, so I do try to control it.



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29 Aug 2008, 1:50 pm

I've had the Metalpocolapse intro stuck in my head most of this week, it's driving me nuts. I'm not even a big fan of the show, although I like it.

Every time I watch South Park: Bigger Longer Uncut I get the main song (which I will be polite and not name) stuck in my head for a while. NOT something you can sing at work.



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29 Aug 2008, 1:56 pm

zghost wrote:

Every time I watch South Park: Bigger Longer Uncut I get the main song (which I will be polite and not name) stuck in my head for a while. NOT something you can sing at work.

Yes, it can be a real problem when an echolalic compulsion becomes fixated on phrases that are 'impolite' when in 'polite' company. Phrases that include cuss words can be a real problem and require careful self-monitoring/self-editing, something I am not always successful with. Sometimes the phrase can be uttered before I even realise I'm going to say it.... :oops:



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29 Aug 2008, 2:18 pm

my dad used to call my mum so often a 'nutter', degrading her, I had trouble as a 13 year old until I was in my late teens not to hear the word everytime I saw my mum. I hated it and felt guilty of hearing this in my head and hated my dad for having put this out in my head.


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29 Aug 2008, 2:28 pm

Oh things get stuck in my head all the time and play it over and over again but I always keep it to myself. If I ever ran into a mind reader though, he or she would end up with a pretty bad headache haha.


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29 Aug 2008, 2:35 pm

I repeat chan memes like THE BEST THE BEST, AWESOME! and f**k YEAH SEAKING!.

I'm also humming and playing in my mind songs like Honoo No Tobira and the cut-scenes and similarly for Life Goes on by Mika ariska


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29 Aug 2008, 3:19 pm

I have children's songs stuck in my head from work these days. Not just the words, but the ever same pitch too. I'm not annoyed yet.

It's when I lose concentration and actually say out loud what repeats itself in my head that it gets embarrassing.

Sometimes, problematic. I don't even know where my mind is getting the things from. Sometimes cute or normal things, sometimes things that other would probably call the police for if said out loud.

Especially rhythmic things easily get spoken out loud.

I also have a thing for nursery rhymes for reasons unknown to me, except that they rhyme or are rhythmic.

#1 rule, not to lose concentration over the muscles that move my mouth/not forget they exist.


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29 Aug 2008, 3:37 pm

This one, from a Jonathan Coulton song about zombies, got me for about a month: "All we want to do is eat you're brains--we're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes."
Could not get it out of my head, or stop repeating it.


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29 Aug 2008, 3:37 pm

happens all the time


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29 Aug 2008, 7:14 pm

About 8 months ago at work, i was stuck in an endless "So's your mom" loop. When people would talk to me i would randomly reply "So's your momma", i thought it was funny, other people thought it was funny, it was great.

Sad twist, one of my co-workers mother died, but i couldn't get out of the loop. One day i diverted it into a "So's your........dad?". I felt like a total tard and he must have known what i was gonna say. Also once the Xmas party was around the corner, we had to sign a page saying if we we're going or not, plus put our "Guests" name beside. Well, one of the guys i work with didnt like me all too much, so i thought he might find it funny to put "Gregs Mom" (greg is his name) as my guest. Im sure you see a twist coming up, well i didn't know his mom was in the hospital at the time, so i looked like a total jerk, when all i was doing was trying to make him laugh so maybe he wont hate me oh so much.

So yeah, sometimes if you try to be nice and sociable, you just f**k it up even more



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29 Aug 2008, 7:28 pm

in 3rd grade one day I decided it would be fun to speak only in rhyme...think Dr. Seuss style, because I had made up words too if I couldn't find a real rhyming word. I remember specifically going up to my teacher that morning after she asked me how I was doing, and I told her "I have an itch that won't snitch!" she gave me the strangest look and made me feel an inch tall. After that I tried keeping things to myself more...I just didn't understand why I couldn't just be me. Being me was not acceptable.



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29 Aug 2008, 7:30 pm

Songs get stuck in my head all the time!



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29 Aug 2008, 9:09 pm

i get songs stuck in my head quite a bit