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Nov 285 min read

Alexithymia and Autism (2): The complex interplay

Alexithymia is considered a “sub-clinical phenomenon” (Silani et al. 2008) and doesn’t identify a personality disorder per se but is a...

Nov 244 min read

Alexithymia and Autism (1): Intersections of two distinct conditions

The connection between alexithymia and ASD was initially explored in the 1990s through clinical studies on individuals with eating...

Oct 184 min read

Alexithymia (2): Subtypes, Comorbidity, Prevalence

The growing evidence suggests that alexithymia is a heterogeneous and dimensional phenomenon. Alexithymia Subtypes Several studies have...

Oct 75 min read

Alexithymia (1): A Closer Look at the Emotional Unknown

The term “alexithymia” was coined by psychotherapist Peter Sifneos (1973) to describe a relative constriction in emotional functioning,...

Sep 203 min read

More Myths about Autism:

‘Autistic individuals always say what they think / or what they want to say’ There is a common misconception that autistic individuals...

Sep 42 min read

Sophisticated echolalia:

Imitation as a Social Tool in Autism Though the broken mirror hypothesis predicts that autistic individuals should show severe...

Aug 155 min read

Chronic Pain in Autism (2):

The Diagnostic Difficulties Chronic pain is quite common in autism , yet it is often unrecognised (and undiagnosed). The diagnosis of...

Aug 24 min read

Chronic Pain in Autism (1):

The Invisible Burden The study of pain sensation in autistic individuals has seen significant growth in research over the past few...

Jul 195 min read

One of the Myths About Autism:

‘Autistic people don’t do metaphors’ Because of their literal interpretation, autistic children do experience difficulties in...