Tom Kindlon

Tom Kindlon is known for his extensive analysis, publications and correspondence with ME/CFS researchers, particularly in relation to the PACE trial. He became ill with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in February 1989, when he was just 16 years old.

Kindlon is Assistant Chairperson of the Irish ME/CFS Association. He was profiled in an Irish publication in 2015.

Kindlon studied Mathematical Sciences in Trinity College Dublin, giving him the background to analyze and publish a paper on the reporting of harms associated with ME/CFS graded exercise therapy.

Kindlon's extensive body of work is on ResearchGate and PubMed. His comments are listed here on PubMed Commons.

Talks, Interviews, Articles

 * Dec 2016, "Can patients with chronic fatigue syndrome really recover after graded exercise or cognitive behavioural therapy? A critical commentary and preliminary re-analysis of the PACE trial", by Carolyn Wilshire, Tom Kindlon, [[Alem Matthees] & Simon McGrath in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior]
 * 2015, 'No one chooses to have ME - everything changed when I became ill' by Tom Kindlon in Irish Independent
 * 2013, Cort Johnson interviews Tom Kindlon - Phoenix Rising

Awards

 * 2016, Fifth Annual Wego Health finalist for "Best in Show-Twitter" for a health activist
 * 2015, Fourth Annual Wego Awards - Nominated for Health Activist Hero
 * 2014, Third Annual Wego Health finalist for "Best in Show-Twitter" for a health activist

CFSAC testimony

 * Oct 2009, Written testimony at Oct 2009 CFSAC meeting
 * May 2009, Written Testimony for May 2009 meeting

Online Presence

 * Twitter
 * Facebook - Tom Kindlon's ME CFS & related page
 * Facebook - Tom Kindlon-pwme
 * Pinterest
 * Tumblr
 * ResearchGate
 * Google+