Girlfriend trouble feeling miserable because you want a relationship but can’t seem to see the path to success is tough. Take a look at this letter to The Times’ Tanya Byron, and read her really useful reply Letter

Touchy subject Hypersensitivity to touch, Fragile X, Autism? Are they related? Autism is certainly common in people with fragile X syndrome. Check out a recent research report from the University of Edinburgh which claims to have found a link. More

Excluded Research at the UCL Institute of Child Health suggests that children who get into trouble at school are being labelled ‘disruptive’ or ‘aggressive’ by their teachers and peers, when in reality they are displaying behaviours that are consistent with traits we see in clinically diagnosed autism More

Guess what I’m looking at! It seems that humans develop the ability to share attention with others surprisingly early in life. Joint attention - where two people share attention to the same object - is a vital human social skill necessary for many types of human behaviour such as teaching, collaboration, and language learning. Difficulties with this skill are one of the earliest signs of autism. More

Beautiful drivers Daniel Hammond’s driving instructor describes him as a ‘beautiful driver’ despite starting out with a few difficulties including Asperger syndrome. Sydney University has set up a specialised programme to help people with Asperger syndrome  learn how to drive safely. More

Autism Strategy At last we have it! Published on March 3rd most people connected to the autism movement seem to be welcoming the strategy. A national board of experts is being set up to co-ordinate things. They will lead a series of projects including better training for health and social care staff More