I outline the rationale and results of my bachelor thesis in psychology where I investigated autistic-like traits in a population of Swedish students, and compared males and females, as well as students enrolled in technical and non-technical programs.
Read MoreThe Swedish National Dodgeball Men’s Team qualified for the World Championships 2020 through placement at the European Dodgeball Championships in Newcastle
Read MoreLive stream and group stage schedule for the Swedish National Team at the European Dodgeball Championships 2019 in Newcastle
Read MoreThe European Junior Athletics Championships just finished, where I was the Medical Director. Check out the post for pictures.
Read MoreI give a short background to Dodgeball and the Swedish National Team, and have attached a video showing some of my highlights from the Central European Championships where we won the silver medal.
Read MoreThis blog post outlines my hypothesis on the causes and development of autism. Which mechanisms give rise to it, how, and why certain individuals get a diagnosis and not others.
The basic idea is that of three interacting factors: degree of autism-ness, cognitive capacity, and environmental effects. The preprint where the hypothesis has been published is linked in the post for further reading.
Read MoreIn this post I briefly outline what is currently known about autism. It is a highly heritable and life-long condition that is present at birth. There are environmental factors that increase the risk. The symptoms of autism are present to some extent in the entire population. There are differences between males and females in how the disorder presents. Having autism and autistic-like traits confer some strengths.
I also present a pathway for how to increase awareness about autism, both on a personal and on a public level.
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