Language and autism
Language is the mind’s most mysterious ability and one of its most powerful tools. It is what allows us to contemplate the vastness of the night sky, ponder on Plato’s […]
Category Archives: autism
Spirituality and autism
Neurotheology, a term first coined by Aldous Huxley, is the study of the relationship between the brain and religious experience. Using neuropsychological screenings and different neuroimaging techniques this burgeoning field […]
Interpersonal communication and neurodiversity
Interpersonal communication molds our way of thinking. Transformative changes come about because in a conversation people trust their friends. After all, don’t friends have your best interests in mind? Indeed, […]
The anti-science culture and autism
We live in an era when science has become politicized. We regard scientific arguments as unintuitive while simultaneously claiming to be rational human beings. Within society fallacious statements spread like […]
My latest book: Autismo Actualizado
I am happy to announce the publication of our latest book titled Autismo Actualizado. This was an item taken from my bucket list; to write a book about autism in […]
My last clinical trial in autism
I retired last July from academics but still have a backlog of publications and data that seem to pop-up now and then in the medical literature. Hopefully, I will complete […]
Racking my brain with Reiki
Parents of autistic children keep looking for potential treatments and find, with each passing year, more choices than ever. The abundance of choices represents the best of times and the […]
What Keeps Me Going (an Update)
Hello again, readers of Cortical Chauvinism. It’s Tim Turner (you know, the vision therapy guy from a while back). I am a 39 year-old man with autism who lives in Texas. I […]
Opposition to Artificial Sugars: Impact on Autism and General Health
by Yuval Levental The largest post that I have written about diet so far covers most of the well known basic foods (https://corticalchauvinism.com/2020/07/27/the-best-diet-plan-for-autistic-people-and-for-everyone-else/). One type of food that I didn’t […]
Music: A Colorful, Well-Written film that discusses Important Autism Issues
Music: A Colorful, Well-Written film that discusses Important Autism Issues by Yuval Levental Did most of the critics even watch the actual film? Rating: five stars (out of five) I […]
