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The Neglected Side of Autism – Why We MUST Talk Medical

Thinking Autism — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:46:44 +0000

NEW UK Autism Research Hub: The Synapse Centre for Neurodevelopment ESNEFT

Thinking Autism — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 20:12:41 +0000

Synchrony 2020 Online Symposium – Translational Research In Autism

Thinking Autism — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:00:01 +0000

Addressing Poor Health & High Death Rates in Autism

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

Brain Plasticity in Autism- new approaches from Yale University

Thinking Autism — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:48:40 +0000

All brains are able to change by forming new neural connections. This ability to change is known neuroplasticity or brain plasticity. The capacity of the brain to, under the right circumstances, re-organize itself physically and functionally underpins trans-cranial Direct Current stimulation (tDCS) as a treatment modality. Harry D. Schneider PhD, MD, MPH, Consultant in Neurolinguistics to the Joy Hirsch PhD, Director of Brain Function Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, will share his decades of research and clinical experience of tDCS...

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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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An Introduction to Vision Therapy as a Treatment for Autism

Thinking Autism — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:13:16 +0000

I hope that my journey in vision therapy will serve not only as a roadmap for people with mild autism to find their way out of the labyrinth of disability but as something that can provide clues to help those with more severe autism find their way to a life more fully lived.

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Turning the Tide of Behaviourism

Thinking Autism — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:08:32 +0000

Higher rates of autism in children with various congenital disorders

Thinking Autism — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:07:20 +0000

Children with Congenital Heart Disease, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 suffer high rates of autism. Everolimus, an mTOR inhibitor with strong neuro-inflammation attenuating effects, reduces core autism symptoms in some children with TSC, epilepsy and autism…

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