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Tag: Neurological Disorder

  • Let’s talk about autism.

    Let’s talk about autism.

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    We’re coming to the end of Autism Awareness Month, which has slipped by rather silently – the usual barrage of posters in schools, libraries, shopping centres and swimming pools could of course not happen this year. I often think that, as disorders go, this must surely be one that requires the least awareness raising. After…

  • Functional neurological disorder: Investigating an invisible illness

    Functional neurological disorder: Investigating an invisible illness

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    Loretta had been hoping for a promotion. Instead, she woke up one morning to find that her entire left side, from her face to her leg, had stopped working. A&E suspected she’d had a stroke, but a battery of tests revealed nothing. Six weeks later, Loretta was still housebound. “I would have some days that…