We employed semi-structured tests to determine whether children with autism produce and comprehend deictic (person-centred) expressions such as 'this'/'that', 'here'/'there' and 'come'/'go', and whether they understand atypical non-verbal gestural deixis in the form of directed head-nods to indicate location. In Study 1, most participants spontaneously produced deictic terms, often in conjuncti...

The history of the relationship between Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and mainstream health care has shifted from the early days of pluralism, through hostility and exclusion, to one of grudging acceptance. The current situation is characterised by a tacit acknowledgement and in some cases opens endorsement by biomedicine for a number of forms of CAM practice, largely driven by t...