Profound autism: a medical view

Profound autism: a medical view

Parents of children with ‘profound autism’ report a struggle to have medics investigate health issues that blight their children’s lives. Dr Ben Marlow argues that the medical world should acknowledge them and treat their health needs. Autism can mean different things...
Learning from fibromyalgia

Learning from fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is an autoimmune condition that causes pain all over the body. Does studying its mechanisms point the way to treatment options for sensory difficulties that can affect people on the autism spectrum? Dr Ben Marlow reports In my last article in the autumn...