Jonathan Mitchell: The Mu Rhythm Bluff
…because my role is that of a gadfly, “to sting people and whip them into a fury, all in the service of truth” -Socrates Several years ago I met autism’s […]
Tag Archives: Asperger
Autism: what have we learned from the dyslexia movement
A month or so ago I had the opportunity to give a presentation in a conference on Dyslexia and Talent hosted by Brock and Fernette Eide. The conference was attended […]
Similarities between the brains of autistic individuals and some renowned neuroscientists
Human beings have long dwelled on their paradoxical superiority over other animals. Physically we are weaker and, overall, less adapted to the environment than other species. One might reasonably presume […]
Guest Post by Dr. Manuel Casanova: “All about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation”
The following is based on an interview/blog that I did at the request of Ms. Emily Williams. Guest Post by Dr. Manuel Casanova: “All about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation”.
The Need for Further Studies on the Safety of Prenatal Ultrasound
The blog reviews some of the pertinent history on ultrasound, how the technique was deregulated, and potential dangers from misusing the same. The message is not to avoid using the […]
Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism
What is the nature of a pervasive developmental disorder of childhood? I usually tell my residents and fellows that “pervasive” in the context of diagnosis means that many different cognitive […]
LA DEFINICION DEL AUTISMO
El siguiente artículo es una lectura dictada para un curso online de Maestría en Trastornos del Espectro Autista. El mismo fue iniciado hace par de años bajo el auspicio de […]
The Dark Side of Psychoanalysis: 3. John Nathaniel Rosen: Fraud
This is the third part of a series on John Nathaniel Rosen and psychoanalysis. The first 2 can be found at: 1) https://corticalchauvinism.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/the-dark-side-of-psychoanalysis-1-john-nathaniel-rosen-and-the-refrigerator-mothers/ and 2) https://corticalchauvinism.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/the-dark-side-of-psychoanalysis-2-john-nathaniel-rosen-therapy-or-outright-patient-abuse/ The first blog dealt […]
Autism in Figures
I recently had the opportunity to exchange emails with Carolina Mesko, the content manager for the site Nursedegree.net. This organization has a group of staff members that did research to […]
Abstracts of the Autism Research Institute’s Think Tank April 12-14, 2013
Attached are summaries of presentations at the resent Autism Research Institute’s Think Tank. The same was held in Baltimore from April 12-14, 2013.In-keeping with the spirit of the Think Tank […]
