Gestalt psychology, ADHD and autism
Although interest about the workings of the mind date back to the Ancient Greeks, the modern offshoot that established it as science rather than philosophy was based on the German […]
Tag Archives: autism spectrum disorder
Transcranial Magentic Stimulation and Autism: Generalities
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) offers a way of modulating the way the cerebral cortex works. The magnitude and direction of the effects, whether excitatory or inhibitory, depends on the variables […]
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Historical Aspects
It seems to me that the last decade has seen a resurgence of interest about magnetism and its possible use as a therapeutic modality for a variety of health related […]
The origins of the inhibitory/excitatory hypothesis in autism
Many years ago I wrote an article that described abnormalities of the cerebral cortex in autistic individuals. Because the same dealt with basic concepts of neuroscience I thought it best […]
Why people won’t listen when it comes to research in autism?
Several years ago I corresponded with a parent (let’s call him Jim) who was interested in our findings of disturbed cortical organization in the brains of autistic individuals. The cerebral […]
What makes for good outcomes in autism?
I have given a large number of lectures in regards to autism and tend to learn more from the questions of the audience than from my own lecture preparations. Usually […]
Looking Beyond The Haze By Paul Isaacs
The following is an invited blog by Paul Isaacs. I have written about Paul before as someone that I admire. Paul is a speaker, trainer, author and consultant on the […]
Adam Feinstein: My Twin Voyages of Discoveries
I first met Adam Feinstein many years ago when he approached me during an autism conference. I don’t believe he had a question for me; rather, he was in a […]
Un escrito sobre la gran cantidad de hallazgos en el autismo
Hace unos meses tuve la oportunidad de hablar con mi buen amigo Steve Edelson, del Instituto de Investigación sobre el Autismo (ARI). La conversación giró en torno a que es […]
Raising Cubby
Raising Cubby is the most recent book published by John Elder Robison. In a certain sense the book offers a parallelism between father and son as John keeps remembering episodes […]
