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This is the first in a series of interviewing professionals in the area of Autism, Aspergers and related conditions. It is with great honour that I was given the opportunity to interview Professor Uta Frith. Tania: Welcome Professor Frith and thank...

A complex syndrome on the autism spectrum is receiving increasing attention from researchers and educators - those with the condition and their families hope that front-line clinicians won't be far behind. Although it was first identified by psychologist...

Lorna Wing, who died in June, was the modest, kind and thoughtful mother of a daughter with severe autism. She was also a towering figure in the history of autism research, and her contributions to our understanding of autism cannot be overestimated...

Welcome to week 4 of 'This is our PDA story', where I open my blog up to another family living with PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance). There has been much debate about the name given to this particular 'type' of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, and I think...

Steph Curtis started blogging over six years ago at Steph’s Two Girls  when her youngest daughter Sasha was given a diagnosis of ASD. It is believed that she actually has a specific type of autism known as Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). Steph is...