france

Recent news apparently, for what it's worth. They are the bioinformatics company that the French association for CFS have partnered with, though we members haven't received any details. They have set up a page on their website about ME, where they present their understanding of its...

Epub ahead of print. French study, university of Marseille.

picked this up from facebook post by International Alliance for ME http://www.bmsystems.net/download/press-release-bmsystems-Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome-validation-english-CS-ASFC-17072018.pdf Paris, France July 17, 2018: The Scientific Committee of the French Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association...

https://theconversation.com/frances-autism-problem-and-its-roots-in-psychoanalysis-94210

For the first time in France, there is an opinion piece written by a PwME in a mainstream newspaper, Le Figaro (conservative), with not an inch of psychobabble in it! I quite disagree with the author on one point: he is presenting an idealistic picture of what's happening in the UK and US, and...

Spare a thought to those on the autism spectrum in France where psychoanalysis is still the default route. A long but interesting read : France faces down its outdated notions about autism https://spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/france-faces-outdated-notions-autism/

Google translate version of the petition text. https://www.change.org/p/agnès-buzyn-ministre-de-la-santé-aidez-les-malades-sfc-em-avec-fibromyalgie-a-être-reconnus-par-le-ministère-de-la-santé