Blog | Olga Bogdashina

Nov 4, 20224 min read

Autism: Sensations last too long

A painful truth Sensory stimuli can be experienced very differently by autistic individuals. Just because we may not feel something, it...

Sep 30, 20224 min read

'Involuntary echolalia'

There are other types of echolalia that are difficult to explain, for example, involuntary echolalia , when the person blurts out words...

Sep 16, 20225 min read

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...

Sep 2, 20224 min read

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...

Aug 19, 20224 min read

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...

Jul 29, 20221 min read

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...

May 20, 20223 min read

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...

Apr 29, 20223 min read

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...

Apr 15, 20222 min read

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...