Raising Cubby
Raising Cubby is the most recent book published by John Elder Robison. In a certain sense the book offers a parallelism between father and son as John keeps remembering episodes […]
Tag Archives: autism
Abdominal Pains and Migraine in Autism
Originally posted on Cortical Chauvinism:
About 17 years ago, when I acquired a personal interest in autism, the link to abdominal symptoms was mentioned in the literature but readily dismissed…
Ultrasound and Autism
Note: The main intent of this blog is to call attention to the fact that inadequate use of ultrasound is clearly dangerous and may be tied to the ever increasing […]
Why Use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Autism?
Originally posted on Cortical Chauvinism:
In previous posts I have mentioned our findings of abnormal minicolumns in the brains of autistic individuals. The minicolumn is an elemental modular unit of…
Paul Issacs: Living Through the Haze
During my Christmas vacation I had the opportunity to catch up on my reading. One of the books that I wanted to read was “Living Through the Haze” by Paul […]
Key Players in Autism: IV. The Brainstem
Originally posted on Cortical Chauvinism:
In the central nervous system the brainstem links the brain to the spinal cord. This anatomical structure is usually divided into different portions, from top…
Mirror mirror on the wall…: Mirror neurons and autism
Mirror mirror on the wall…: Mirror neurons and autism. I promised to reblog some of my favorite writings and this is definitely one of them. It was the second that […]
Of Mice and Men: Complications of Animal Models in Autism Research
Originally posted on Cortical Chauvinism:
A couple of years ago while at an IMFAR meeting I happened to attend a lecture on animal models in autism. The lecturer, a distinguished…
Rubella, the MMR Vaccination, and Autism
In this particular blog I will continue expanding on my line of thinking regarding what I consider to be the basic abnormality in the brains of individuals with autism spectrum […]
Mice exposed to ultrasound during pregnancy show autistic behaviors
The Journal of Autism Research just published an article detailing the effects of prenatal ultrasound on mice (Autis Res Nov 18, 2013 doi 10.1002/aur.1349, Epub ahead of print). The authors […]
