Igor Stravinsky and Autism
I once heard a story about the famous composer Igor Stravinsky describing how as he lay on his deathbed he kept knocking with the ring of his finger at a […]
Tag Archives: autism spectrum disorder
A personal trial of oral citrulline for ASD by Peter Good
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. […]
Magnesium and Autism
Last November I accepted a position as a SMART State Endowed Chair in Translational Neurotherapeutics at the University of South Carolina (USC). Due to a number of circumstances I was […]
Synesthesia and Autism
In reading the book “Born on a Blue Day”, the author Daniel Tammet recounts how his perception of numbers as colors allowed him to remember pi to the 22,514th digit. […]
Autism: The so-called difference between a condition and a disorder
In the recent IMFAR meeting Simon Baron-Cohen had the opportunity to deliver a lecture closely following a presentation by John Elder Robison. John’s lecture had been quite emotional something that […]
Applied Behavioral Analysis and the Use of Aversives
Some twenty years ago when the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) was established, the meetings were directed by Martha Denckla of the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Martha had graduated summa […]
Symptom Improvement in Autism: Is Full Recovery Possible?
Matt Carey from the Left Brain Right Brain Blog has recently brought attention to the possibility of recovery in autism. His blog site may be accessed from my front page […]
Timothy Syndrome and Autism
Timothy syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Fewer than 20 cases have been reported worldwide. Symptoms are manifested early on in life and affected individuals tend to die […]
Schizophrenia and Autism: the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
Many years ago I found myself reviewing the literature for childhood onset schizophrenia. I was planning on writing an article reporting the autopsy findings of three such cases that came […]
Vaccines and Autism
Several years ago I was approached by government lawyers who wanted me to testify at the Omnibus Autism Proceedings of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. They wanted to use my […]
