The placebo effect can be defined as the power of the mind and the unconscious to heal in response to something (whether sugar pills or...

The Intense World Syndrome and other ‘sensory theories’ Although already in the very first descriptions of autistic children, researchers...

Autistic people are said to be (severely) impaired in their ability to empathise with other people which is reflected in the...

It is not as simple as ABC When we come across a behaviour that’s difficult, there’s a popular method that’s used to help parents and...

Let’s start with linguistics: The way we label things around us means a great deal. Let’s look at the widely used terms in an ‘autistic...

April is Autism Awareness Month. 30 years ago, parents of autistic children were doing their best to bring autism awareness 12 months a...