Pain and Autism
Many individuals in the autism spectrum have sensory abnormalities that can either numb or sensitize them. In a population study of 208 autistic children 20-54 month of age referred to […]
Category Archives: autism
Twilah Hiari: Neurodiversity is Dead. Now What?
Twilah Hiari is an autistic blog writer whose opinions, in part, are a throwback to the Anti-Psychiatry movement of the 1960’s but actualized to fit the problematics of the current […]
Pioneering autism doctor Hans Asperger sent disabled children to be killed by Nazis, new study claims
More claims are surfacing about the role of Hans Aspeger with the Nazis and the execution of disabled children. Asperger was elevated to sainthood and proclaimed the father of Neurodiversity […]
Early-life Antacid, Antibiotic Exposure May Increase Later Allergy Risk
I have been away attending a congress in England and won’t be back until next Monday. In this regard I am unable to provide my regular Monday blogs. However, I […]
The Nazi History Behind Asperger
The following paragraphs were taken from an opinion piece recently published in the New York Times by Edith Sheffer (Sunday Review, March 31, 2018). Ms. Sheffer is a senior fellow […]
Toilet Training and Autism
The subject of toilet training is usually brought to the attention of a physician as they start a conversation with parents regarding problematic behaviors. The conversation will usually veer into […]
Young People Who Self-Harm Face Striking Increase in Suicide Risk
Self-harm or self-injury describes a behavior by which a person willingly injures himself or herself. Self-harm is not a mental disorder, but rather, a maladaptive or negative coping mechanism as […]
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and autism
Several years ago, I postulated that autism was a neuronal migrational disorder. One way to test the significance of the hypothesis was to examine its predictive powers. Could other disorders […]
Birth Complications and Autism
Many birthing complications appear to be risk factors for the later development of autism. An epidemiological study from Harvard University reviewing 40 studies from the literature pooled together what were […]
British Dyslexia Association’s International Conference
I received the honor of being invited as a plenary speaker for the upcoming British Dyslexia Association’s International Conference to be held at Telford, UK from April 12th-14th, 2018. My […]
