Autism and related disorders: from bench to bedside (Part 2)
This is the second blog (see first part at http://bit.ly/1uDnJ7H) of a recent international meeting celebrated in La Ciotat, France. I have taken the liberty of summarizing some of the […]
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Autism and related disorders: from bench to bedside (Part 1)
I just returned from an extended stay in France where I attended an autism conference in La Ciotat. The organizer of the meeting was Yehezkel Ben-Ari, the Founder and Honorary […]
Autism: The usefulness of exercise
Being healthy is not only a matter of what you eat but of your level of activity during the day. Diet and exercise go together. Many problems in autism can […]
The so-called inflammation of autism
This year I have been able to attend a large number of congresses all over the world. One thing that has struck me is how some people within the medical […]
A safe way to study fever’s dramatic relief of autistic behavior?
I first met Peter a couple of years ago at an Autism Research Institute Think Tank. At the Think Tank Peter impressed everybody with his knowledge, specially about biochemical pathways. […]
How to follow the rising prevalence rates of autism: an epidemic or a health-related disaster?
Since 1988 the World Health Organization in collaboration with the Centre (the european term for center) for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters has kept a database (Emergency Events Database […]
Temple Grandin at the Autism Society of America 2014 Meeting
I had the opportunity to catch up with Temple at the Autism Society of America (ASA) 2014 Meeting celebrated at Indianapolis. We had planned to discuss sensory and mood related […]
Ruth Christ Sullivan, Ph.D.: the other “Dr. Ruth”
Ruth Christ Sullivan stands as a testimony as to how much a person can achieve on behalf of their children. Without a doubt Ruth is a historical figure within the […]
National Alliance for Autism Research Article
Several years ago my good friend Eric London (see bit.ly/1n6uqc7) wrote the attached letter when I resigned my position as member of the Scientific Advisory Board for NAAR. Back then […]
The pathology of autism, is it strictly a “genetic disorder”?
Paul Patterson is an iconic figure in the field of autism.When mentioned in the context of autism his name is synonymous to the possible role of immunological mechanisms. Contrary to […]
