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 […]
Tag Archives: autism causes
Waisman Center Day with Experts: Autism
There will be a webinar tomorrow sponsored by the Waisman Center of the University of Madison Wisconsin. The webinar is entitled: “Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Autism”. Those wishing […]
Building Trust in Autism Research: A Response to Dr. Manuel Casanova Posted on 20 January 2015 by Dani Alexis
The following is another blog with a different perspective on the neurodiversity movement. It was written in by Dani Alexis in response to one of my blogs (http://bit.ly/1Anrlex). Dani is […]
Is there an abnormal regulation of the immune response in autism?
One month ago the online journal Nature Communication published a study claiming that inflammation is a hallmark of autism. The study, a conjoint effort between Johns Hopkins and the University […]
The Neurodiversity Movement: St. Augustine, Not Aspeger!
This is another opinion piece by one of our readers. Unfortunately I do not know much about Claudia except for her participation in the recent discussion regarding the Neurodiversity Movement. […]
Visualizing Neurodiversity: Breathing for Treatment
This is another blog on neurodiversity by one of our readers. I am hoping that this first person account, as well as others to follow, will promote more understanding among […]
MMR and thimerosal confer no risk for autism
The following is an abstract to an article recently published (Jan 3, 2015) in the journal Vaccine. The same claims no association between MMR vaccination and thimerosal–containing vaccine to autism […]
Adolescence as a risk factor for depression in autism
It has been said that you can’t understand a mind except in the context of the world it lives in. Often an inability to shift your frame of reference may […]
The Neurodiversity Movement: Reconciling Different Perspectives
I have been surprised at the attention received by my last blog. I was bedridden with post-flu vertigo while writing the same. The inordinate time that I had to write […]
The Neurodiversity Movement: Lack of Trust
In the midst of a not-so rationalist society the learned elite of autistic individuals, the few, have launched a reformation movement that has been conveyed primarily through autobiographical accounts and […]
