Five Years of Autism Activism: Unifying Opposed Viewpoints
by Yuval Levental I started getting involved in autism activism five years ago by writing about autism and neurodiversity, the belief that autism is simply a difference, on Cortical […]
Category Archives: autism
New Guidelines for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
An update on the 2007 report of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) was recently published in the journal Pediatrics. Those wishing for more information can download the pdf of […]
International Consortium of Autism Institutes
As President of the international Consortium of Autism Institutes (ICAI) I had the opportunity to open the VIII International Forum on Autism celebrated in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The theme this year […]
Autism burnout: challenging symptoms and ineffective therapies
Some hardly recognized problems of autism provide for the most common and severe disabling symptoms. When present, they serve to limit the senses, activities, and the joy of living of […]
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. […]
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, […]
