Parents Unaware of Kids’ Suicidal Thoughts
From NEJM Journal Watch January 14, 2019 By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH Parents are frequently unaware of their adolescents’ suicidal thoughts, […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
An Introduction to the Brain
Back in medical school, my first opportunity to hold a brain proved to be markedly disappointing. Shortly after removal from autopsy, the brain is markedly slippery and gelatinous in consistency. […]
When an Early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Resolves, What Remains?
Lisa Shulman, MD, Erin D’Agostino, BA, Samantha Lee, BA, … First Published March 12, 2019 Research Article Journal of Child Neurology https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073819834428 Abstract A chart review was performed of 38 children […]
Immunization Resources
The American Academy of Pediatrics has developed a wealth of resources to help answer questions regarding vaccination. I am providing links to those resources below along with a description as […]
Autism, Cybercrime, and Security’s Skill Struggle
Interesting article by Kelly Sheridan published 3/13/19 on DarkReading (a cyber security news site). People on the autism spectrum often possess traits that could help them succeed in cybersecurity – […]
Measles Now Confirmed in 12 States
Publish date: March 11, 2019 By Richard Franki The number of new measles cases was down by more than half last week, but another state has been added to the […]
Cannabidiol (CBD)
I have long been interested in the possible use of cannabis plant extracts as a way of treating seizures, anxiety, and some of the maladaptive behaviors observed in autism spectrum […]
Pediatrics Group Recommends Inactivated Flu Vaccine Over Live Version
While live attenuated influenza vaccine is returning this season, the American Academy of Pediatrics is continuing to recommend the inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) over the live version for children and […]
Postmortem Research in Autism
The follownig is part of a blog that I wrote for Spectrum News. Those interested in reading the whole editorial should click the link or go to the following […]
Drug Addiction and Autism
Substance use disorders (SUD) are quite common. In 2014, 20.2 million adults in the USA aged 18 years or older reported a substance abuse disorder. The majority (16.2 million) had […]
Cortical Chauvinism 