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Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome do not score higher on the autism‐spectrum quotient than healthy controls, 2018, Bileviciute‐Ljungar et al

Discussion in 'Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid' started by Andy, May 12, 2018.

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  1. Hutan

    Hutan Moderator Staff Member

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    @Samuel, I'm sure that book would be interesting to many people here. The comments on it suggest that lots of people found it helpful. Maybe you could post it in its own thread in the Lifestyle Management subforum as well?
     
    Hutan, May 14, 2018
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  2. JaimeS

    JaimeS Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:You gave me my first really good laugh of the day, @Wonko! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

    Yeowch.

    Sounds very interesting, actually.
     
    JaimeS, May 14, 2018
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    Lovely example, of not letting the facts get in the way of a good story. The results of this study didn't even find a reliable difference in Toronto Alexithymia Scale scores between CFS pts and healthy controls.

    Which is pretty surprising, actually, since the questionnare is loaded to generate higher scores in ill people:
    " I have physical sensations that even Doctors don’t understand."
    " I am often puzzled by sensations in my body"

    Honestly, do these kinds of researchers have any interest in actual science at all? That is, actually collecting data to learn new things, things they don't already know? Or are they only interested in data when it can be used to support their preconceived beliefs?
     
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    Woolie, May 15, 2018
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  4. Snow Leopard

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    There is basically no evidence for that hypothesis. There is no evidence for a genuine ME-ASD connection in the published literature.
     
    Snow Leopard, May 15, 2018
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