Disorganized schizophrenia causes disorganized speech and behavior.

Examples of disorganized speech include:

• Making up words (neologisms). For example: “I am going to the park to ride the wallywhoop.”
• Rhyming all the words (clang speech). For example: “Deck the halls with boughs of holly, folly, polly, dolly, hello Dolly, want a lollipop?”
• Saying sentences that make no sense to other people (word salad). For example: “Give paper floor me school hop bus.”
• Repeating exactly what someone else has said (echolalia) or has done (echopraxia).

Examples of disorganized behavior include:

• Repeating the same activity (word or behavior) over and over again (perseveration).
• Dressing oddly, such as wearing many sets of clothing one over the other or wearing hats, gloves, and heavy coats in the summer.
• Doing things in public that are usually done only in private. For example: urinating on a street corner.