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Click here to listen to the online radio interview Vrinda gave on 28th April 2010 with Lynn Serafinn, author of The Garden of the Soul and the woman behind www.spiritauthors.com. The interview was held in light of the upcoming release of Check Mates, the first ever collection of fiction, poetry and artwork about OCD – […]
The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of mental disorders (DSM) is soon to be released in its fifth revision. Before its publication, however, the public apparently have a say in the proposed revisions. Included in the proposal is the combination of all autistic disorders into one single entry for Autistic Spectrum Disorders – as well as […]
As someone who took various medications for three years and experienced SEVERE side effects that have emotionally scarred me even ten years on…and the drugs didn’t even work (!)…and as someone who instead went the psychology/therapy route and tried to understand more about myself and my difficulties, to come to a point of acceptance and […]
In the January / February 2010 edition of ‘Scientific American Mind’, there is an article entitled From Throat to Mind: The case for strep throat-induced mental illness grows stronger. It discusses the much debated theory that conditions such as Tourette’s, OCD, Autism and ADHD are the result of autoimmune responses to strep infections in childhood. […]
Temple Grandin is an incredible inspiring woman with High-Functioning Autism. We highly recommend reading her book ‘Thinking in Pictures’ – insightful, educational and beautiful. Read about this new TV movie here: http://ow.ly/STW6 Buffer