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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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