Autism and other health related epidemics
I am just coming back from an Autism Research Institute Think Tank. I was happy to see many old friends there and to make new ones. The Think Tank has […]
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Autism may be more common than previously thought, according to the CDC
The CDC has reported an increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in its monitoring network of 11 sites within the United States. The previous prevalence released in 2016 was reported […]
Leo Kanner and Autism: A 75 Year Perspective
Leo Kanner played a paramount role in defining autism as a medical condition and in changing societal views towards people with disabilities. He used his academic position at Johns Hopkins […]
Pain and Autism
Many individuals in the autism spectrum have sensory abnormalities that can either numb or sensitize them. In a population study of 208 autistic children 20-54 month of age referred to […]
Twilah Hiari: Neurodiversity is Dead. Now What?
Twilah Hiari is an autistic blog writer whose opinions, in part, are a throwback to the Anti-Psychiatry movement of the 1960’s but actualized to fit the problematics of the current […]
Pioneering autism doctor Hans Asperger sent disabled children to be killed by Nazis, new study claims
More claims are surfacing about the role of Hans Aspeger with the Nazis and the execution of disabled children. Asperger was elevated to sainthood and proclaimed the father of Neurodiversity […]
Early-life Antacid, Antibiotic Exposure May Increase Later Allergy Risk
I have been away attending a congress in England and won’t be back until next Monday. In this regard I am unable to provide my regular Monday blogs. However, I […]
The Nazi History Behind Asperger
The following paragraphs were taken from an opinion piece recently published in the New York Times by Edith Sheffer (Sunday Review, March 31, 2018). Ms. Sheffer is a senior fellow […]
Toilet Training and Autism
The subject of toilet training is usually brought to the attention of a physician as they start a conversation with parents regarding problematic behaviors. The conversation will usually veer into […]
Cortical Chauvinism 