The Decline and Fall of “Autism”
After Simon Baron-Cohen suggests autism lose its status as a disorder and instead be considered a variant like left-handedness or homosexuality, this stupefied mom marvels at the collapse of meaning […]
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Choosing Wisely: 5 Pediatric Endocrinology Tests to Avoid
According to Ricki Lewis from Medscape (October 5, 2017): “The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Endocrinology has added five tests commonly ordered for children and teens showing signs […]
The Problem with the Neurodiversity Movement
Published in Quillette October 15, 2017 by Thomas Clements “Every morning when I wake up I feel a heavy sense of trepidation as I contemplate the complex series of social […]
Autism and the Sedentary Life
Many autistic individuals live a sedentary life. Reclusion prevents them from stressful social interactions and shields them from the emotional impact of unforeseen changes to their routines and general environment. […]
Response to NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon’s: “Autism Awareness Message”
Response to NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon’s: “Autism Awareness Message” by Katie Wright I have been enjoying “Cortical Chauvinism” for some time and was honored when Dr. Casanova invited me […]
Visual Sensitivity and Autism
The technical term for an abnormal sensitivity to light is photophobia. People with photophobia are bothered by light regardless of whether its source is natural or artificial. They avert looking […]
Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation…and Autism?
The possible dangers of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) has been the subject of many recent headlines. Indeed, there have been reports linking EMR to colony collapse disorder, sick building syndrome, chronic […]
PowerPoint Presentation on Neurodiversity
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to provide a presentation regarding Neurodiversity at the 10th Annual Nurturing Developing Minds Conference. I was not aware of the fact […]
Social Connectedness and Autism
According to a popular parlor game (Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon), people in the planet, regardless of their profession or geographical location, are separated from each other by an average […]
Autism Science Foundation Podcast: Brain tissue: What has it done for autism lately?
A podcast produced by Alycia Halladay, MD is available through the internet: http://asfpodcast.org/?tag=manny-casanova. The same stresses the need for postmortem research and some of the results that my laboratory has […]
