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Asperger's Syndrome and MDMA

Jon

I was wondering what peoples thoughts regarding MDMA use and Asperger's Syndrome. I appreciate that this is probably a little controversial. I also appreciate that nobody on this forum would actually have taken MDMA because that would be illegal. However they may know a 'friend of a friend' who has or has read something about the subject.

A quick search on the internet came up with this:

Danforth Research Project

The study intended to explore Adult Autism and MDMA use. The results do not appear to have been published yet. More information about the researcher can be found here.

I also found a request for another research proposal here.

I am unsure that I agree with 'medication' to 'treat' Asperger's'. However I am very interested in understanding Asperger's beyond the 'traits'.

Understanding, acceptance and appreciation of peoples differences is what I see as a positive way forwards.

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  • Jon said:

    OK Scorpion, I mssed seeing that link. I must watch it. I wonder how easy it was for them to get authorisation.

    From what they said in the programme, it sounds like it was fairly easy. It was just getting the funding that was the problem.

    At 83mg I think that it would be pretty clear if it was a placebo or not. The environmet looks a little clinical.

    Yeah, it's next to impossible to do a true double-blind study with something like MDMA where both the participant and the doctors/scientists can clearly tell whether they're on it or not.

    However, I suspect that the results were effectively 'blinded' before being collated.

    Also, the environment was deliberately clinical - it was a scientific trial, after all, not a theraputic session.

    And that point is brought up in the second programme to some degree.

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  • Jon said:

    OK Scorpion, I mssed seeing that link. I must watch it. I wonder how easy it was for them to get authorisation.

    From what they said in the programme, it sounds like it was fairly easy. It was just getting the funding that was the problem.

    At 83mg I think that it would be pretty clear if it was a placebo or not. The environmet looks a little clinical.

    Yeah, it's next to impossible to do a true double-blind study with something like MDMA where both the participant and the doctors/scientists can clearly tell whether they're on it or not.

    However, I suspect that the results were effectively 'blinded' before being collated.

    Also, the environment was deliberately clinical - it was a scientific trial, after all, not a theraputic session.

    And that point is brought up in the second programme to some degree.

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