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Mouth Development in Autism

Mouth Development in Autism

Underdiagnosed Problems That Parents Should Know About My son is 18 and has severe autism. Since his regression just before his second birthday we’ve seen six speech language pathologists, four dentists and one ENT doctor. I raised the issue of either breathing or...

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Autism and auditory processing

Autism and auditory processing

The impact of auditory processing issues in autism It is well understood that many on the autism spectrum experience challenges with processing a range of sensory information. This is wonderfully covered in previous Thinking Autism blogs ‘Misperceptions of ASD...

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Misperceptions of ASD Neurodiversity and Health Recovery

Misperceptions of ASD Neurodiversity and Health Recovery

As a Chartered Psychologist, child development researcher and author in the autism/ASD field, I frequently meet misperceptions of neurodiversity in relation to programmes for autism and health recovery. Somehow or other the belief has developed that to offer such help to an individual on the autistic spectrum is to deny their neurodiversity. In this blog I suggest a new way of looking at this subject…

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Turning the Tide of Behaviourism

Turning the Tide of Behaviourism

Please find below some thoughts from Romulus Campan, an adult with autism and a delegate at our recent conference. I had the pleasure of talking to Rom at the conference. I cannot remember the last time I met someone so open-minded, eager to take in new information in...

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Brain Energy Crisis in Autism: A Deep Dive

Brain Energy Crisis in Autism: A Deep Dive

Glucose Metabolism in the Brain — Cracking the Code of the Autism Puzzle — Impairments in brain energy glucose metabolism, particularly in astrocytes, can account for the emergence of all autism symptoms, regardless of the upstream causes and pathologies. The...

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Aggression In Autism – One Simple Cause

Aggression In Autism – One Simple Cause

In addition to the core symptoms of autism, which include social communication difficulties, restricted interests, and sensory processing difficulties, both children and adults with autism often present with many other ‘autism-related’ symptoms and behaviours....

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Depression in Autism – More Than Meets The Eye?

Depression in Autism – More Than Meets The Eye?

High rates of depression and suicide in autism   Depression is a common and serious problem in autism, and one of the main contributors to poor quality of life. Both children and adults with autism experience high rates of depression and other mood disorders. One...

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Addressing Poor Health & High Death Rates in Autism

Addressing Poor Health & High Death Rates in Autism

“We must first recognise ASD as a whole body disorder” Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD, is traditionally seen as the result of behavioural and neuropsychiatric dysfunction. However there is a strong evidence that various physical, or biomedical, problems can...

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