Standard of Care and Autism
Finding that your child has autism may cause intense emotions in some parents. Questions abound, there is not enough parent-friendly information, and doubts have a way of slowly creeping into […]
Tag Archives: autism
Neurodiversity Fatigue: Autism as a Worn Identity
Most readers of this blog know that I am not afraid of expressing my opinions in public. The subject of Neurodiversity has been no exception. I have written a good […]
The Era of Modern Research in Autism
A few months ago, I attended a presentation by a well-known geneticist who usually starts his lectures by acknowledging his debt to the Simons Foundation. The generosity of the Simons […]
Comorbidities and Autism
I have often spoken about comorbidities in autism; meaning, the presence of one or more chronic disorders coexisting with their primary diagnosis. With aging, comorbidities become a common complaint of […]
Interocepción: el octavo sentido sensorial
“Las dificultades con la interocepción ayudan a explicar por qué me cuesta dificultad el identificar exactamente mis síntomas cuando estoy enfermo, por qué a veces parezco comer refrigerio tras refrigerio […]
The world: a confusing and intimidating environment for autistic individuals
Balint’s syndrome is a rare inability to perceive one’s visual surroundings as a whole. This causes a loss in the sense of “whereness”; that is, in the relation of oneself […]
Working with limited health care resources: who suffers?
During the past few years, I have come to treasure my participation as president of the International Consortium of Autism Institutes (ICAI). Now when I travel I do so as […]
La torpeza y el autismo
Cuando nació mi nietecito, era un bebé quisquilloso. Solía llorar mucho y el sostenerlo en los brazos no le ofrecía consuelo. Parecía estar despierto la mayor parte de la noche […]
12 Children with Autism Were Conceived from One Donor’s Sperm. Is There an ‘Autism Gene’?
The following is the introduction to an article written by Rachel Rettner for the journal Live Science (9/16/19). Those wishing to read the full article can click on the link […]
Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia
A few decades ago, after graduating from medical school, I learned that autism was considered to be a rare disorder. Textbooks would report a prevalence of 1 in 10,000 individuals. […]
