Behavioral inflexibility and autistic burnout
Incidents in life disturb us to different degrees according to our personality. Some people may experience changes in daily routines by taking them in stride, while others may feel mortified. […]
Category Archives: autism
Standard of Care and Autism
Finding that your child has autism may cause intense emotions in some parents. Questions abound, there is not enough parent-friendly information, and doubts have a way of slowly creeping into […]
Neurodiversity Fatigue: Autism as a Worn Identity
Most readers of this blog know that I am not afraid of expressing my opinions in public. The subject of Neurodiversity has been no exception. I have written a good […]
The Era of Modern Research in Autism
A few months ago, I attended a presentation by a well-known geneticist who usually starts his lectures by acknowledging his debt to the Simons Foundation. The generosity of the Simons […]
Popular drinks marketed to children fail nutritional standards
None of the top bestselling 34 sweetened drinks marketed to children meet the American Academy of Pediatrics’ nutrition standards, according to a report from the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center […]
Constipation and autism
I remember going to the 5th World Autism Organization congress and, after giving my lecture, being approached by one of the parents. He claimed that for the last few months, […]
Comorbidities and Autism
I have often spoken about comorbidities in autism; meaning, the presence of one or more chronic disorders coexisting with their primary diagnosis. With aging, comorbidities become a common complaint of […]
Interocepción: el octavo sentido sensorial
“Las dificultades con la interocepción ayudan a explicar por qué me cuesta dificultad el identificar exactamente mis síntomas cuando estoy enfermo, por qué a veces parezco comer refrigerio tras refrigerio […]
The world: a confusing and intimidating environment for autistic individuals
Balint’s syndrome is a rare inability to perceive one’s visual surroundings as a whole. This causes a loss in the sense of “whereness”; that is, in the relation of oneself […]
Accidents and brain injuries in autism
One of my closest friends has a daughter with Down syndrome. She was my cutie pie; always showing me her latest dance moves while wearing a smile that could light […]
