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echothanatologia en · NOUN

Etymology

From echo- + thanato- + -logia.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Repetition of words centred of death and dying, associated with neurodivergent experiences of grief and loss.
    • expression of the loss and understanding was also reported in terms of perseveration and echothanatologia insofar as neurodivergent individuals observed repeating thoughts, words, and actions as a mode of developing an understanding of and communicating thoughts and feelings about loss. 2024, Mair et al., Understanding the Neurodiversity of Grief: A Systematic Literature Review of Experiences of Grief and Loss in the Context of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, page 39:

Relateds

echolalia · echothanatopraxia