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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Autism: True Therapy or Quack Therapy?

November 23, 2015by m0casa02 2 Comments

Man’s fascination with trying to alter his own way of thinking by means of electricity dates back to the introduction of electricity itself. However, it has only been in the […]

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AN OPEN LETTER TO STEVE SILBERMAN re NEUROTRIBES

November 18, 2015by m0casa02 29 Comments

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. […]

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Neurotribe or Diatribe?

November 16, 2015by m0casa02 31 Comments

I finally got a chance to finish reading Steve Silberman’s widely publicized book “Neurotribes”. The same received the prestigious 2015 Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction and some journalists have touted […]

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Bipolar Disorder and Autism

November 9, 2015by m0casa02 5 Comments

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 […]

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AUTISM: THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND THE INTERNET

October 26, 2015by m0casa02 2 Comments

Socialization is a Darwinian trait that has allowed us to succeed where other more physically adept species have failed. Robin Dunbar, a Professor of Evolutionary Psychology and Behavioral Ecology at […]

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Sleep Problems and Autism

October 19, 2015by m0casa02 3 Comments

When my grandson was born it seemed like he never slept. He would be fidgety all night, crying at the top of his lungs as if something was bothering him. […]

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Social Robots and Autism

October 12, 2015by m0casa02 Leave a comment

Paro is a very cute baby seal robot that responds to the emotions of its handlers by interpreting tactile and auditory stimuli (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJq5PQZHU-I). Its name is derived from Personal Robot. […]

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Two of Canada’s Autism Organizations Merge

October 5, 2015by m0casa02 Leave a comment

National Autism Organizations Unite (London, ON – October 5, 2015) – Canada’s large and growing autism population has lacked a strong united national voice for many years. Now, Autism Society […]

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Peter Good: a Single Case Clinical Trial with Citrulline

October 4, 2015by m0casa02 Leave a comment

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. […]

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Is my form of autism a type of hypokalemic (low potassium) sensory overstimulation?

October 3, 2015by m0casa02 7 Comments

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 […]

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