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 […]
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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 […]
The Ventricular Foundation
My good friend Veronica Martinez Cerdeno has established a foundation with the aim of teaching kids neuroscience. This year alone she has had 16 outreach events (and counting) at […]
Peligros de la radiación electromagnética
Los posibles peligros de la radiación electromagnética (REM) han sido objeto de muchos titulares recientes. De hecho, ha habido informes que relacionan la REM con el colapso de colonias de […]
WSJ: Thousands of Schools Fall Below Recommended Measles Vaccination Rate
Thousands of individual schools in the U.S. don’t have high enough immunization levels to meet the threshold considered adequate to protect a population from measles, a Wall Street Journal examination […]
Vaping Associated Acute Pulmonary Illness
Cases of acute vaping-related illness continue to rise significantly and are now in excess of 800, with 12 total reported deaths in cases across 46 states as of the latest […]
Working with limited health care resources: who suffers?
During the past few years, I have come to treasure my participation as president of the International Consortium of Autism Institutes (ICAI). Now when I travel I do so as […]
¿Cómo manejar adversidades de la vida? Mecanismos de defensa
Tal vez estoy en un viaje nostálgico, pero por alguna razón durante las últimas semanas he estado recordando anécdotas de mi vida y familia inmediata. En cierto sentido, estoy agradecido […]
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 […]
