Autism: what have we learned from the dyslexia movement
A month or so ago I had the opportunity to give a presentation in a conference on Dyslexia and Talent hosted by Brock and Fernette Eide. The conference was attended […]
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Guest Post by Dr. Manuel Casanova: “All about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation”
The following is based on an interview/blog that I did at the request of Ms. Emily Williams. Guest Post by Dr. Manuel Casanova: “All about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation”.
The Need for Further Studies on the Safety of Prenatal Ultrasound
The blog reviews some of the pertinent history on ultrasound, how the technique was deregulated, and potential dangers from misusing the same. The message is not to avoid using the […]
Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism
What is the nature of a pervasive developmental disorder of childhood? I usually tell my residents and fellows that “pervasive” in the context of diagnosis means that many different cognitive […]
The Dark Side of Psychoanalysis: 3. John Nathaniel Rosen: Fraud
This is the third part of a series on John Nathaniel Rosen and psychoanalysis. The first 2 can be found at: 1) https://corticalchauvinism.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/the-dark-side-of-psychoanalysis-1-john-nathaniel-rosen-and-the-refrigerator-mothers/ and 2) https://corticalchauvinism.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/the-dark-side-of-psychoanalysis-2-john-nathaniel-rosen-therapy-or-outright-patient-abuse/ The first blog dealt […]
Autism in Figures
I recently had the opportunity to exchange emails with Carolina Mesko, the content manager for the site Nursedegree.net. This organization has a group of staff members that did research to […]
Abstracts of the Autism Research Institute’s Think Tank April 12-14, 2013
Attached are summaries of presentations at the resent Autism Research Institute’s Think Tank. The same was held in Baltimore from April 12-14, 2013.In-keeping with the spirit of the Think Tank […]
The Dark Side of Psychoanalysis: 2. John Nathaniel Rosen: Therapy or Outright Patient Abuse?
This is the second of a three part series on John Nathaniel Rosen. The first part has already been posted: https://corticalchauvinism.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/the-dark-side-of-psychoanalysis-1-john-nathaniel-rosen-and-the-refrigerator-mothers/ The first blog dealt with the concept of “refrigerator […]
Ultrasound Exposure and Autism: Dr. Manuel F. Casanova, M.D., Cautions Against the Overuse of Ultrasounds
Jennifer Margulis and her daughter Leone Francesca Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., is a senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism. A former Fulbright Fellow and an award-winning journalist, she […]
The Dark Side of Psychoanalysis: 1. John Nathaniel Rosen and the Refrigerator Mothers
The term “refrigerator mothers” was probably first applied to autism by Leo Kanner in the late 1940’s when he noted a “genuine lack of maternal warmth”, “parental coldness”, and children […]
