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Press Release: Vaccine passports would deepen discrimination against people with autism

Thinking Autism — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 12:47:20 +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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Transcranial direct current stimulation tDCS – a novel treatment for autism?

Thinking Autism — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:29:11 +0000

One of the treatment modalities that has shown the greatest promise for reducing symptoms of autism in recent years is transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). The most recent study confirmed and expanded on the findings of previous investigations, which strongly indicate that tDCS could have positive effects on cognition, behaviour and physical health, and improve quality of life and autonomy for a large percentage of individuals with autism.

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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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