“Leaky” Connective Tissue in Ehlers-Danlos?
Hello, friends. Apologies for the somewhat long hiatus I’ve taken from blogging. I began teaching a couple classes this semester and most of my free time has been filled with […]
Tag Archives: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Our latest article on “The Relationship between Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes/Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders
There has been rapidly growing interest from the zebra community concerning the overlap between autism and the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS)/hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). Although COVID19 has put a halt to […]
Sensory Issues in Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders
For those of you interested in the overlap between Ehlers-Danlos (EDS)/hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) and autism, sensory issues in EDS/HSD probably come as no great surprise. Nevertheless, this is an […]
Spectrum News: What Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Can Teach Us about Autism
There is rapidly growing interest in the relationship between the hereditary connective tissue disorders, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)/hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD), and autism. As some of my regular readers already know, […]
What’s #DoctorsAreDickheads All About?
You may or may not be aware of the trending hashtag, #DoctorsAreDickheads, on Twitter. If you’re not knee-deep in the chronic illness community or aren’t much of a Twitter follower, […]
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Gastrointestinal Disorders
For most people, if they’re at all familiar with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) or the closely related Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), when they think of these conditions the first thing that […]
Our Recent Study on the Overlap between Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders
Although much of my research efforts to date have focused on the genetics of autism, over the last year or so I’ve turned a significant part of my attention to […]
Dysautonomia: A Common but Commonly Undiagnosed Condition
Dysautonomia is not a diagnosis but an umbrella term that refers to dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which can have a variety of complex causes. To better understand […]
Book Review: ‘Understanding Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder’
Although the syndromes we now know as Ehlers-Danlos (EDS) were first described as far back as 1892, the number of available materials for patients and medical professionals is surprisingly few. […]
So Many Diagnoses!! Changes to Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Criteria
In the spring of 2017, a large group of papers were published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics summarizing the state of knowledge of the connective tissue disorders known […]
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