Baby Boxes and Cribs
After New Jersey recently began distributing safe sleep «baby boxes» to new parents when they leave the hospital, questions have arisen about the boxes and their safety for infants. The […]
Archivos Mensuales: marzo 2017
Autism Speaks, redefining initiatives, and the Zika virus
Some 7 or 8 months ago, I visited Autism Speaks at its New York headquarters and had the opportunity to talk to many of its officers including Angela Timashenka its […]
What Happens to the Brain in Autism?
During the last 10 years or so I have given a number of lectures trying to summarize different findings regarding the brain of autistic individuals. The content of these lectures […]
Recent articles regarding: reading, the brain-gut connection, special diets and coeliac disease
The April 2017 issue of Acta Paediatrica had several interesting articles of some interest to the autism community. This is a classical journal that emphasizes clinical studies of value in […]
ACCION LEGISLATIVA
Marzo es el mes en el cual Carolina del Sur celebra la Acción Legislativa en el Capitolio del Estado. La actividad está destinada a reconocer el papel desempeñado por aquellos […]
The FDA and Safety of rTMS in Children
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) stands as a possible therapeutic modality for autism. Despite a number of positive studies, the FDA has not approved the same because of the lack of […]
How the FBI Trapped the Libor Scandal’s Mastermind
The following is an excerpt from the book Spider Network written by David Enrich. The same can be obtained from Amazon on pre-order for $15.59 hardbound. The book cover summarizes […]
Trump’s proposed budget would cut 19% funding for medical research
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared published in The Scientist this morning. The article was written by Tracy Vence and can be read in its totality […]
Consejería genética en el autismo
La genética juega un papel importante en el autismo. Estudios de gemelos sugieren que la heredabilidad del autismo es de 36 a 95%. Por lo tanto no es sorprendente el […]
Legislative Advocacy
March is the month in which South Carolina celebrates Legislative Action at the State Capitol. The activities are meant to recognize the role played by advocates in helping allocate resources […]
Cortical Chauvinism 