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Safety concerns around aluminium adjuvants

It is approximately 10 years since we began our investigations into aluminium adjuvants and specifically their mode of action. We…

Remembering Stephen Hawking

When Stephen Hawking and I first met through our families’ common interest in autism, I respectfully addressed him as Professor…

Why is autism missed in girls?

Social Masking: Why is autism missed in girls? Is autism really more common in males or is there another reason…

Autism and Mental Health Conference 2018

Lorraine MacAlister is an autism training consultant and will co-chair the upcoming Autism and Mental Health Conference on the 12th…

Measles is back

Measles cases across Europe have hit a record high, causing 37 deaths this year. New figures from the World Health Organisation…

Childhood Disintegrative Disorder

Dame Stephanie Shirley discusses her experiences of CDD (Childhood Disintegrative Disorder). When my son Giles was about 2½ years old, it…

Aluminium and multiple sclerosis

In a recent post - A role for aluminium in multiple sclerosis, we highlighted that individuals with multiple sclerosis excrete high…

Dame Stephanie Shirley: in praise of the RSM

Dame Stephanie Shirley, CH, thinks the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) has been well worth joining. Some years ago, I was…

Diet and its effect on Autism

How may diet and nutrition benefit those with Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)? I see a considerable number of…

Optimal umbilical cord clamping

At the time of birth 30-40% of a newborn’s total blood volume is still circulating via the umbilical cord and placenta.…

Autism is not linked to eating fish in pregnancy

A major study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has found that they are not linked to autism or…

Let’s focus on autism

I am proud of having initiated Britain’s National Autism Project (NAP).  This started in late 2014, reported in 2017 and…

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