Ioan Opris (1957-2020)
My good friend Ioan Opris passed away last year. We were in the midst of co-editing a book on brain augmentation when I received the sad news from his wife. […]
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Modern Approaches to Augmentation of Brain Function
My recent book on augmentation of brain function was published by Springer. I wrote the following preface to the book which may give an idea to interested readers as to […]
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Autism Spectrum Disorders
One of my publications just became available to the public on PubMed. The publication deals with the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in autism spectrum disorders, more specifically, why I […]
Conductas autoagresivas
Durante estas proximas semanas voy a reproducir algunos apuntes de nuestro libro Autismo Actualizado. Creo que los temas seleccionados son de gran importancia para la salud de nuestros hijos. El libro […]
Memories of St. Elizabeths Hospital
Some 35 years ago, as a young officer for the Public Health Service, I was stationed at St. Elizabeths Hospital. This was one of the first generation of American mental […]
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC): The Big Picture
Today’s IACC public comment by National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA) president and my good friend Jill Escher is entitled: The Big Picture *********** My name is Jill Escher, I’m […]
Elyn Saks: My Journey Through Madness
Many years ago, circa 2010, I had the opportunity of listening to a lecture by Elyn Saks, a professor of law and psychiatry from the University of Southern California. The […]
Autismo: La espiritualidad en los niños
Durante estas proximas semanas voy a reproducir algunos apuntes de nuestro libro Autismo Actualizado. Creo que los temas seleccionados son de gran importancia para la salud de nuestros hijos. El libro […]
Autism: Feeling lonely in a hyperconnected world
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. –Helen Keller Hyperconnectivity is a modern word that is rapidly making inroads into our colloquial […]
Tourette syndrome and autism
Many behavioral manifestations of autism overlap with the diagnostic symptoms of conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Tourette syndrome (TS). Some of the shared […]
Cortical Chauvinism 