More Screen Time = More Behavioral Problems in Preschoolers
The more screen time preschoolers get each day, the more likely they are to exhibit behavioral problems, according to a study in PLOS One. Researchers in Canada studied 2400 children […]
Tag Archives: ADHD
ADHD AND AUTISM
Back in the days when we used the DSM-IV there was a misguided notion that the diagnosis of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) were mutually exclusionary. If a […]
Pediatrics Group Issues Statement on Food Additives and Child Health
From NEJM Journal Watch, published July 23, 2018 Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH Numerous food additives — whether those added directly to food during processing […]
The Zika Virus, Autism Speaks and Weathervanes
The Zika virus has been making headlines and along with it have been the circulation of gratuitous remarks from some health-related professionals linking this viral infestation to autism. One investigator […]
Neurofeedback and Autism
The ability of the brain to process information, similar to modern communication devices, is conveyed by voltage frequencies. These frequencies are characterized by the total number of up- and down-swings […]
Bipolar Disorder and Autism
Bipolar disorder (previously called manic-depression) is a mental condition characterized by mood swings that vary between the “high” episodes of mania and the “low” periods of depression. Research studies suggest […]
Peter Good: a Single Case Clinical Trial with Citrulline
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. […]
Is my form of autism a type of hypokalemic (low potassium) sensory overstimulation?
The following blog is written by Yuval, a reader and contributor to our blog site. At present Yuval, who is on the autism spectrum, is completing a master’s degree in […]
Iron and autism
Iron is a mineral necessary for most forms of life. In humans it is a constituent of the heme protein found in red blood cells. Heme proteins are used in […]
Gestalt psychology, ADHD and autism
Although interest about the workings of the mind date back to the Ancient Greeks, the modern offshoot that established it as science rather than philosophy was based on the German […]
