We all strive to live in the present. Perhaps more than ever before, because of the information revolution and the growth of social media, we are the now generation. The…

The Covid crisis has been hard for all of us, children especially. And none more so than autistic children who need their routines and, if they are amongst the lucky…

A good turnout today, around a 100 families and individuals to protest the crisis in SEND funding as part of a National day of action. I almost gave my speech.…

Bad Advice is full of good advice. The author, Dr Paul Offit, is a paediatrician, a scientist and a science communicator. He was one of the first medical professionals to…

There was an interesting article in the Independent on Sunday (20/09/15) entitled “Thousands of children are being medicated for ADHD – when the condition may not even exist,” The author,…

I learned today that Dr Lorna Wing died on Friday. Her contribution to our understanding of autism is unsurpassed. I think it was Dr Ekkehart Staufenberg, speaking at a National…

A recent literature review by Doctor Clare Allely, at the University of Glasgow has been attracting a lot media attention. According to Google News there are press reports in Britain,…

What Doctors Don’t Tell You (WDDTY) is a magazine that claims it is “helping you make better health choices.” But it has drawn criticism from those like Andy Lewis who…

In today’s Observer Magazine there is an article about Susan Boyle in which she reveals her recent diagnosis with Asperger Syndrome. She found fame and fortune 4 years ago on…

Introduction Michael Fitzpatrick is a retired GP with a profoundly autistic son. Mike is also the author of MMR and Autism: What Parents Need to Know and Defeating Autism: A Damaging…