Raun Kaufman and the Son-Rise Program
A week or so ago I had the pleasure of listening to a lecture by Raun Kaufman at the National Autism Association Conference in New Orleans. Raun is probably the […]
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John Elder Robison and Georg Frankl: A Third Man at the Genesis of the Autism Diagnosis
Recently I had the opportunity to read an article by John Elder Robison. The same was titled, “Kanner, Asperger, and Frankl: A Third Man at the Genesis of the Autism […]
Severity of autism symptoms is correlated to the presence of copy number variations and exposure to first trimester ultrasound
Many people regard prenatal ultrasound as part of the routine care of any pregnancy. They probably base this view on the fact that in our modern society, even for low […]
Translating TMS: From Autism Science to Autism Therapy
The following is a blog that I wrote at the request of John Elder Robison. John wanted to know how I became interested in Transcranial Magnetic Simulation (TMS) and what […]
Poverty, Social Justice and Autism: A Call to Action
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength… and your neighbor as […]
Asperger’s and Improving Self-Esteem
The following is a blog written by Philip Wylie. As a short introduction Philip Wylie was born in Liverpool, UK. He has worked as Company Director, Business Manager, Company Secretary, […]
Autism Families and Building Resilience
Building resilience is an important source of support for families with children who have disabilities. I define resilience as the ability to resist stress. It can be described as that […]
James Harris Discusses the Books Neurotribes and In a Different Key
Recently Jim Harris wrote a critical review of two published books dealing with the history of autism (JAACAP 55[8]:729-733, 2016). One of the books reviewed was Neurotribes written by […]
Folate and Autism
Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin that facilitates the transfer of carbon atoms in the synthesis of nucleic acids and amino acids. The word folate is derived from folium meaning […]
Yuval Levental: Plastic Surgery and Autism
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 […]
Cortical Chauvinism 