Having studied autism and being diagnosed with PD 3 years ago I can see many similarities between PD and autism. I recently wrote a list and came up with 25 points. I think I have found the link and tried to liaise with Parkinsons UK research but am told that they don't do research into this kind of thing because it would involve thousands of people and they don't have the funding. Apparently the government commissions such studies but they didn't tell me how or who to contact. Initially they sounded enthusiastic but now they tell me they'll 'get back to me' and in the meantime put my ideas on file.
I would have thought it is really worth investigating and I'm not prepared to wait so this is why I'm posting. Has anyone out there any idea how I can get this moving forward?