End of the year summary
This will be my last blog for the year. I may start again after the first week of January. For those interested I would like summarize the results of our […]
Tag Archives: aspergers
Video: Basic brain mechanisms underlying autism
A few months ago I was able to participate in an Autism Think Tank that took place in Toronto, Canada. Summaries of the presentations can be found on a previous […]
Memory traces and autism
The ability to multitask is of great importance in present day society. Our environment bombards each of us with important cues and signals from both the external and internal world. […]
¿Por qué le suceden cosas malas a gente buena?
Durante mi carrera como médico he tenido en ocasión la oportunidad de brindar consuelo a personas que por desgracia han perdido a una persona querida. Más de una vez he […]
Protecting yourself against health fraud or quackery
In previous blogs I have written about several treatments avidly publicized within the autism community (see http://bit.ly/1v84aGM and also http://bit.ly/1rKgjfS ). These treatments promote fraudulent interventions with little in terms […]
Our Latest Publication: Genetic studies indicate that neural induction and early neuronal maturation are disturbed in autism
This is our latest publication in Frontiers (see http://bit.ly/1HmFfnV). The idea for this study came from the large number of genes currently identified as conferring risk for autism. In all, […]
How to handle life adversities? Coping mechanisms
Maybe I am on a nostalgic trip but for whatever reason I have been reminiscing about my life and immediate family for the past few weeks. In a certain sense […]
El cuidado dental y el autismo
Hace unos años Temple Grandin vino como mi invitada a Louisville, Kentucky. Durante su viaje tuve la oportunidad de recogerla en el aeropuerto y de llevarla al hotel donde ella […]
Why do bad things happen to good people?
During my career as a physician I have had on occasion the opportunity to serve as a grief counselor. More than once I have recommended the book “When Bad Things […]
Parte 3: Como implementar la dieta cetogénica
Este es el último de una serie de blogs escritos sobre la dieta cetogénica. Los dos primeros describieron el transfondo histórico de la dieta (http://bit.ly/11Q9HWX) así como algunas consideraciones metabólicas […]
