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September 2011

Autism, Empathy & Theory of Mind

September 14, 2011
Empathy

As we have established before, the Autistic Spectrum carries with it some rather ridiculous generalizations and some strange misnomers. With that in mind it is time to look at the tricky issues of Autism, Theory of Mind and that flighty beast – Empathy.

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Aspergers Syndrome & Creativity

September 7, 2011
creativity

There are a lot of strange myths and rumours floating around about Autistic Spectrum Disorders, and one of the most common is the idea that people on the spectrum somehow lack creativity or imagination, but that is far from the truth.

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ASD & Depression

September 6, 2011
depression & asd

For people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, it can be all too common for depression to rear its ugly head. So why are people on the spectrum so much more likely to suffer from depression? Lets look at the facts.

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Rumour of Autism Link to IVF Facts

September 2, 2011
In Vitro Fertilization

I’ve had a few of emails this week concerning a couple of news articles referring to research being undertaken to investigate possible links between In vitro fertilisation and Autism. Here is the current situation as we understand it.

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