Literacy and Autism
Literacy is usually defined as the ability to read, write, listen, and speak. Autistic individuals usually have deficits in language and communication that impair literacy development. They may begin to […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
In search of truce in the autism wars
The following is an excerpt from an article that recently appeared in Spectrum News. The article was written by Alisa Opar, an article editor for Audubon Magazine and a frequent […]
Sexual Counseling and Autism
A recent blog written by Maureen Bennie of the Autism Awareness Centre, starts in the following fashion: “Sexuality for those on the spectrum can be a heated topic. We have […]
Laws of Conservation as Related to Brain Growth, Aging, and Evolution
The following is an embedded article that I wrote several years ago. The article deals with my ideas about how the development and growth of the brain is constrained by […]
Yuval Levental: Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Autism
Introduction by Yuval Levental: I am a person on the autism spectrum who critically analyzes autism advocacy. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and […]
New York City orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak
by Associated Press, April 9, 2019. New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may […]
Parenting Handouts
I received the attached communication through LinkedIn. We share an interest in helping children become all that they are capable of becoming! To that end, please know that you have […]
ADHD AND AUTISM
Back in the days when we used the DSM-IV there was a misguided notion that the diagnosis of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) were mutually exclusionary. If a […]
Estimulacion Magnetica Transcraneal en Niños
Hace poco realicé una búsqueda en la literatura médica sobre la seguridad de EMT en niños y adolescentes. Nuestra búsqueda se basó en PubMed e incluyó la siguiente combinación de […]
Drowning Prevention
Did you know that drowning is a common cause of death in autistic children? I first became intrigued by this fact after doing an analysis of cause of death for […]
Cortical Chauvinism 