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WHY DOES MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON REPEAT WHEN ASKED A QUESTION
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2121289 tn?1335084464
seconded on echolalia.

Also, he is nervous. He's waiting to see your visual reaction to his question, and he isn't getting a cue so he's repeating it.
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What you are describing is known as echolalia.

Here a link to info on autism and echolalia:
http://autism-help.org/communication-echolalia-autism.htm
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