Greenwood Genetics Center
The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC), with its home campus in small-town Greenwood, SC is an unusual player in the field of genetic services and research. Not part of a large […]
Category Archives: autism
Neuromodulation in Autism: Basic Principles of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
In the past few blogs I started a discussion on neuromodulation, that is, the ability of certain techniques to change brainwaves in a positive manner. A review of the literature […]
Neuromodulation and Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder: IIA Electroshock Therapies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Modern medicine is an atavism. Our way of thinking hasn’t changed much since the ancient Greeks, only the ways of implementing cures have made any progress. Several centuries before Christ […]
Neuromodulation and Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Part I Introduction
Many people have philosophized about the existence of a universal language, a common denominator that can be understood by all people and, even more so, by all living things. Some […]
Tom Insel and the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
Dr. Tom Insel left the National Institute of Mental Health after 13 years of being its Director. He was the longest serving Director since Dr. Robert H. Felix, the agency’s […]
Stella Waterhouse: Autism Decoded
Stella Waterhouse is an enormous literary figure for autism spectrum disorder individuals and their parents. She is well known internationally and is now making inroads in the United States. My […]
Yuval Levental: Autism and the Pursuit of Knowledge
The following blog is written by Yuval Levental, a reader and contributor to our blog site. At present Yuval, who is on the autism spectrum, completed a master’s degree in […]
Stephen Mark Shore
“I do tell people that in some ways the doctors were right about sending me to an institution. It just turned out to be an institution of higher education.” Stephen […]
Jonathan Mitchell: Autism’s Gadfly
The following is an autobiographical account of Jonathan Mitchell, better know as Autism’s Gadfly. Jonathan is a controversial figure among autistics for espousing autism as a disability, his […]
Raun Kaufman and the Son-Rise Program
A week or so ago I had the pleasure of listening to a lecture by Raun Kaufman at the National Autism Association Conference in New Orleans. Raun is probably the […]
