Autism: The Importance of Keeping a Positive Perspective
I have often made the comment that some autistic individuals are experts at talking themselves into a depressive mood. They are self-critical and often complain that, “nobody likes me”. In […]
Category Archives: autism
The Forgotten Autistics: Minorities
Yesterday, as I was making my way through the supermarket aisles, I couldn’t help but notice how the coronavirus had prompted a flurry of anxious shoppers to engage in a […]
Procreation and autism
The characteristic patterns of behavior exhibited by a particular individual tend to remain, within limits, constant over time. This is how we can define traits in our personality but also, […]
Self-esteem, self-compassion and autism
My previous blog about an autistic personality and theory of mind raised quite a few questions. One reader commented in an email that the anxiety expressed by a person in […]
Autistic Personality and Theory of Mind
This last December, I was happy to receive a Christmas video of a dear family that showcased their autistic son (let’s call him Andy). A few years ago, during the […]
We must look beyond DNA to understand the heritability of autism
The strong heritability of autism spectrum disorder has prompted the field to take a “genetics first” approach, emphasizing a hunt for DNA-based clues in affected individuals and their family members. […]
The rubber band of autism diagnosis
The last couple of decades have borne witness to an exponential rise in the prevalence of autism. Less severe cases often become apparent at a later age; that is, at […]
Autistic futures trader who triggered crash spared prison
CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. judge Tuesday sentenced a socially awkward math whiz-turned-futures trader who earned tens of millions of dollars over several years and helped trigger a U.S. stock […]
Coronavirus
What is the Coronavirus? Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Detailed investigations found that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) was transmitted from civet cats to […]
Sound sensitivity and autism: hyperacusis, phonophobia and tinnitus
Autistic individuals often complain of suffering from hearing hypersensitivity (hyperacusis); meaning, an intolerance to sounds in their everyday living environment. Although neurotypicals learn to tune out the hum of a […]
