Communicative echolalia in autism
Though echolalia can be non-communicative, in many cases it is used for communication. Parents of autistic children (with echolalia) can...
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- Sep 2
- 3 min
Non-communicative echolalia in autism:
If it’s not for communication, what’s the point? As I didn’t know much at the time, I made a mistake thinking that as soon as my son...
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- Aug 19
- 4 min
Signs or Mimes:
Which is better for autistic individuals? Although sign language was first developed as a means of communication for the deaf, it has...
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- Jul 29
- 1 min
Communication Issues in Autism & Asperger Syndrome - 2nd (revised) Edition
I am happy to announce that the 2nd Edition of Communication Issues in Autism & Asperger Syndrome has now been published. In this book, I...
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- May 20
- 3 min
Autism: Becoming a Professional Parent
For more than 30 years, I’ve been researching autism. It all started, when my son, at the age of 2 and a half, was diagnosed (no, not...
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- Apr 29
- 3 min
Placebo and Nocebo Effects
The placebo effect can be defined as the power of the mind and the unconscious to heal in response to something (whether sugar pills or...
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- Apr 15
- 2 min
Guidance for communicating and interacting with autistic people
Autistic people have unique ways of communicating and interacting that are rooted in their unique ways of thinking and experiencing the...
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- Apr 1
- 5 min
Fluent Speakers – So What’s the Problem?
Some individuals with ASD (especially those with high-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome) possess well-developed spoken language,...
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- Mar 4
- 4 min
The Role of Sensory Perceptual Differences in Autism:
The Intense World Syndrome and other ‘sensory theories’ Although already in the very first descriptions of autistic children, researchers...
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