Mariposa tends to repeat words she hears her mother use.She also tends to reverse her pronouns using you instead of I and also has difficulty intonating pitch and tone.These speech patterns represent

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Mariposa's tendency to repeat words she hears her mother use is a characteristic of echolalia, which is often seen in children with autism spectrum disorder. The reversal of pronouns and difficulty with pitch and tone are also common language deficits seen in individuals with autism. Aphasias are language disorders usually caused by brain damage, apraxia is a motor planning disorder, and dyslexia is a reading disorder. None of these conditions fully captures Mariposa's speech patterns as described.

Mariposa Tends to Repeat Words She Hears Her Mother Use