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Choosing Wisely: 5 Pediatric Endocrinology Tests to Avoid

October 17, 2017by m0casa02 Leave a comment

According to Ricki Lewis from Medscape (October 5, 2017): “The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Endocrinology has added five tests commonly ordered for children and teens showing signs […]

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Autism and the Sedentary Life

October 9, 2017by m0casa02 1 Comment

Many autistic individuals live a sedentary life. Reclusion prevents them from stressful social interactions and shields them from the emotional impact of unforeseen changes to their routines and general environment.  […]

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Autism Science Foundation Podcast: Brain tissue: What has it done for autism lately?

September 7, 2017by m0casa02 Leave a comment

A podcast produced by Alycia Halladay, MD is available through the internet: http://asfpodcast.org/?tag=manny-casanova. The same stresses the need for postmortem research and some of the results that my laboratory has […]

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Book Review: Animals, Love, Friendship

August 28, 2017by m0casa02 2 Comments

I recently received a book in the mail written by a mother and son duo: Ivonne (Lola) Hernandez and Eric Ruiz. Eric received a diagnosis of autism when he was […]

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The Zika Virus, Autism Speaks and Weathervanes

August 14, 2017by m0casa02 4 Comments

The Zika virus has been making headlines and along with it have been the circulation of gratuitous remarks from some health-related professionals linking this viral infestation to autism. One investigator […]

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Autism Speaks’ Rapid Decline

July 31, 2017by m0casa02 5 Comments

The following blog is written by Yuval Levental, a reader and contributor to our blog site. At present Yuval, who is on the autism spectrum, completed a master’s degree in […]

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Recent articles regarding: reading, the brain-gut connection, special diets and coeliac disease

March 23, 2017by m0casa02 1 Comment

The April 2017 issue of Acta Paediatrica had several interesting articles of some interest to the autism community. This is a classical journal that emphasizes clinical studies of value in […]

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Hans Bogte (1951-2017)

February 20, 2017by m0casa02 2 Comments

It is sad news to hear that a good friend of the autism community passed away recently. Hans Bogte (June 1951- January 2017) was a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who […]

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Infograph on autism and dyslexia

February 6, 2017by m0casa02 Leave a comment

The following is an infograph summarizing some of our research as related to autism and dyslexia.  The same was provided to me by a graduate student and mother of a […]

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Dyslexia and autism: Cognitive profiles at the tail-ends of the same spectrum

December 12, 2016by m0casa02 40 Comments

As part of my research I have had the opportunity to work with individuals labelled as neurodevelopmentally disabled. I have been able to study their cognitive profiles, neuroimaging studies and […]

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Dr. Manuel Casanova is a neurologist, with extensive experience in Neuropathology and research. He is currently the SmartState Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics and Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of South Carolina/Greenville Health Systems.

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