It’s big news this morning in the UK that scientists have found strong evidence that genetics have a key role in Autism Spectrum Disorders. If you ask me, it’s bloomin’ obvious that genetics has a key role – I’m a strong advocate of autism being an inherited condition, having reached this conclusion through simple observation. [...]
When I first started writing this blog, I didn’t know where it would take me. I still don’t, to be honest, but the path which I find myself down now is not the one I thought I’d be down. Popularity is an odd phenomenon. I’ve never sought it, perhaps because I fear it would show [...]
One of the really great things about the Internet from my perspective is that you can learn from others. Each morning I eagerly look at my Google Reader to see which of the blogs that I follow have new entries. I follow lots of content about a lot of different things, and I learn a [...]
It was World Autism Awareness Day last Thursday. I was very busy at work, and unfortunately didn’t find the time to comment on the day itself. I did read this article though, about Yoko Ono auctioning off a work of her art as jigsaw pieces in aid of Autism Speaks – an organisation that I [...]
The New Scientist has just published an interesting article by Simon Baron-Cohen about how his latest research into autism got misrepresented in the UK press earlier this year. Simon points out that whilst the authors of the article, which appeared in The Guardian in the UK, did a reasonable job of reporting the actual facts [...]
The ever thought-provoking John Elder Robison has an interesting new article on his Look me in the eye blog regarding some research work that he is involved in as a test subject. The experimentation involves looking at brain plasticity, which is the ability for your brain to make connections – to learn things – and [...]
A friend pointed me in the direction of an article she’d heard on BBC Radio 4′s Woman’s Hour yesterday. It discusses an up-coming Autism Bill in the UK parliament that aims to make UK local authorities provide better access to help to those with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Using the BBC’s excellent Listen Again feature, I [...]
Well, I’m glad it’s not just me. Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg on her Asperger Journeys blog has written a lovely article about how she sees both sides of the story. Rachel writes: When I told the OT about this experience, she nearly started to cry. She said, “This is part of your sensitivity to the world. You [...]
John Elder Robison recently wrote in his blog Look me in the eye about the neuro-psychological diagnosis of Autism Spectrum conditions, and how he feels this must inevitably be a positive step for those on the spectrum. He’s since followed this article up with another, that explains how in light of comments that he’s received [...]
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