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Re:First physiological test for autism proves high accuracy ... by smt88 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @03:26PM (#17368480)
Most famous example: https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/an-experimental-au...

It allows people to read faces and emotional context in a way they couldn't before. Some people find that their decision-making becomes less logical and more emotional. For others, nothing changes.

If you search "tms autism" there are other firsthand accounts that you might find interesting.

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Re:First physiological test for autism proves high accuracy ... by amelius on Thursday June 21, 2018 @04:10PM (#17368836)
Have there been any scientific experiments already to validate this method?
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Re:First physiological test for autism proves high accuracy ... by smt88 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @04:22PM (#17368943)
As of 2 years ago, there were more than a dozen clinical trials. Evidence is preliminary -- populations are small, and measuring how autistic someone is is not easy.

https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2016/03/25/transcranial-ma...

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