A person with echopraxia might imitate another person's fidgeting, style of walking, or body language. Although children often imitate the movements and behaviors of others as part of their development and socialization, these actions do not qualify as echopraxia.

Do I have echopraxia test?

Diagnosis. There is no formal test for diagnosing echopraxia. It is easier to distinguish in individuals over the age of five, because younger children frequently imitate others' actions. Imitation can be divided into two types: imitative learning and automatic imitation.

Is echopraxia a mental illness?

Echopraxia: The involuntary imitation of the movements of another person. Echopraxia is a feature of schizophrenia (especially the catatonic form), Tourette syndrome, and some other neurologic diseases. From echo + the Greek praxia meaning action.