The Environment and Autism
While attending IMFAR 2016 I had the opportunity to listen to the plenary lecture on environment and autism by Irva Hertz Picciotto. In the opinion of many Irva is the […]
Tag Archives: ASD
Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) and Autism
Bruxism is a medical condition that makes reference to excessive grinding and clenching of the teeth without a functional purpose. This may happen during the day (awake or diurnal bruxism) […]
Autism: Osteopathy vs. Integrative Medicine
I am medical doctor by training. In my practice patients often ask me what is the difference between osteopathy and integrative medicine. This question makes me believe that patients conflate […]
Neurodiversity’s Waning on Wikipedia: Bias and Single-Sidedness
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, is completing a master’s degree […]
Insitutional autism and child abandonment
Institutionalization early in life can have dire consequences if the children are emotionally neglected. Thus far American families have adopted thousands of children from orphanages in Eastern Europe and Russia […]
AUTISM: ETHICS AND MISREPRESENTATION OF IDENTITY
The following is a blog written by Philip Wylie. As a short introduction Philip Wylie was born in Liverpool, UK. He has worked as Company Director, Business Manager, Company Secretary, […]
Trastornos del espectro autista (TEA) en niños ciegos
Recientemente, mi buena amiga Isabelle Rapin trajo a mi atención un artículo publicado en la Revista de Autismo y Trastornos del Desarrollo (JADD). El estudio fue dirigido por el Dr. […]
Jennifer Noonan’s “No Map to This Country”
Last year I had the opportunity to preview six different books for which I wrote prefaces or endorsements. Jennifer Noonan’s book “No Map to This Country” was one of those […]
Switched On
NOTE: During the past few months I have been made aware that the link buttons at the end of my blogs do not provide a proper count for those who […]
Neurotribes: Una historia cayéndose a pedazos
“En primera instancia Bettleheim, ahora Silberman” -Manuel Casanova (2016) Han pasado varios meses desde que apareció la publicación de Steve Silberman titulada Neurotribes y cada vez se hace más aparente […]
