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Autoimmune Encephalitis – A Treatable Form Of ‘Autism’

Thinking Autism — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:53:17 +0000

Addressing Poor Health & High Death Rates in Autism

Thinking Autism — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 16:20:23 +0000

Synchrony 2019 – Translational Research in Autism symposia

Thinking Autism — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:04:38 +0000

The first Brain Foundation annual symposia, Pleasanton, California 8-10 of Nov 2019, aimed to connect researchers with clinicians, donors & stake holders to help translate research efforts into evidence-based treatments for autism and its co-morbidities. It highlighted the need for multidisciplinary collaboration, detailed diagnostics and personalised treatment...

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Cannabis for Treating Core and Comorbid Autism Symptoms – Where are we at?

Thinking Autism — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 14:24:17 +0000

Several studies published in recent months investigated the effects of cannabis-based products for treating autism. Although the studies were open-label and relatively small in scale, the overall results were overwhelmingly positive, with statistically significant improvements in social communication, language, restrictive/repetitive and challenging behaviours.

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Autism acceptance – false dichotomies and the damage done

Thinking Autism — Wed, 15 May 2019 22:23:21 +0000

When discussing autism—especially on the internet and in the media—there are way too many people who recklessly engage in false dichotomy. It’s a kind of extremism that gets us nowhere...I can say with 100% certainty that while I seek treatments for my child with autism, my acceptance of him is unconditional.

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Autistic regression linked to autoimmunity

Thinking Autism — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:17:25 +0000

Autistic regression is a phenomenon where a previously normally developing child loses developmental milestones and previously acquired language and social skills, and regresses into autism. Symptoms such as fever, vomiting, incessant crying, irritability, changes in sleep patterns and emergence of motor abnormalities are frequently noted around the time of autistic regression...

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