Social media and autism
Jenny McCarthy once famously addressed the audience of the Oprah Winfrey Show by stating that her qualifications to speak about autism and vaccinations stemmed from “The University of Google”. Indeed, […]
Category Archives: autism
Explaining the Cerebral Cortex
I was asked by some of the administrators of the Frontiers Journal to write a short article explaining how the cerebral cortex works. I was hoping that this would be […]
Autism Updated
Introduction by Yuval Levental: I am a person on the autism spectrum who critically analyzes autism advocacy. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and […]
How an AI expert took on his toughest project ever: writing code to save his son’s life
Very proud of my son-in law and daughter. A recent article in STAT narrates their struggle with my grandson, Bertrand (my little bear). After a few weeks at the hospital, […]
Autism Updated: Symptoms, Treatments and Controversies
Excited to say that I recently published my latest book on Amazon. The same is entitled, “Autism Updated: Symptoms, Treatments and Controversies”. The book is meant to provide a comprehensive […]
A Triple Victory: Three Wikipedia Articles Promoting Facilitated Communication are Deleted
Introduction by Yuval Levental: I am a person on the autism spectrum who critically analyzes autism advocacy. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and […]
Internet Resources and Autism
As we all do our part to engage and educate others about our loved ones, I thought of passing along some additional Autism related resources that may be of help […]
Eating Habits and Nutrition in Autism
Food-related challenges can impact the nutritional status of an autistic individual. In general, people falling within the autism spectrum of disorders (ASD) have a restricted range of food preferences that […]
The Pursuit of Knowledge
A new book by Yuval Levental, “The Pursuit of Knowledge”, deals with the down-to-earth realities of being autistic. Born to an academically oriented family, Yuval pursued a career in engineering. […]
A measles outbreak where you live? Study ranks US places at highest risk
A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases ranked the top 50 US counties at greatest risk of measles outbreaks based on four factors: population, international air travel volume, nonmedical […]
