Congress on Cortical Evolution in 2018
I was honored to be named as a guest speaker in the upcoming congress on Cortical Evolution 2018. The same will be celebrated in the Canary Islands, birthplace of my […]
Tag Archives: autism
Virtual Reality in Autism
Impairments in social communication skills and deficient social and emotional competence are thought to be core deficits of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In recent years, several assistive technologies, […]
Neurodiversity and Comorbidities
Neurodiversity proponents have a peculiar way of cherry picking characteristics of autism and hand-waving them into positive and somewhat appealing attributes. Repetitive movements, for example, are labelled as “personality traits” […]
Isabelle Rapin (1927-2017): the Grande Dame of Autism Research
It was with great sorrow that I learned of the passing away of Isabelle Rapin. She died this past month of pneumonia at the age of 89. For the past […]
The Brain in Autism: Part I
This was originally provided as a handout to accompany my presentation “Abnormalities of cortical circuitry in the brains of autistic individuals” at the Autism One conference in May, 2006. Introduction […]
Lead found in 20% of baby food samples
The following blog makes reference to a recent study published on June 15, 2017 by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) entitled: “Lead in Food: A Hidden Health Threat”. The original […]
Moving Forward in Our Understanding of Autism
Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Autism Research Institute Fifty years ago, when Dr. Bernard Rimland founded the Autism Research Institute (ARI), he challenged virtually every accepted belief about autism. At a […]
Auditory Integration Therapy and Autism
Many treatments and interventions in autism have focused on methods to reduce maladaptive behaviors and symptoms of related comorbidities such as seizures. By way of contrast there has been little […]
Neurofeedback and Autism
The ability of the brain to process information, similar to modern communication devices, is conveyed by voltage frequencies. These frequencies are characterized by the total number of up- and down-swings […]
“Autism Rehabilitation” in China
A couple of weeks ago I went to Beijing to provide a keynote lecture at an autism congress. I had made previous commitments for the time frame of the congress […]
