Genetic Counseling in Autism
Genetics play an important role in autism. Twin studies suggest that the heritability of autism falls in the range of 36 to 95%. Similarly striking is the fact that the […]
Tag Archives: autism
Paul Isaacs: Living Through the Haze
Paul Isaacs’ book, “Living Through the Haze”, has been published (second edition). The book has new content, a new introduction and an afterword that I wrote. Paul was diagnosed as […]
Thoughts on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Autism
During the past few years a lot of interest has been generated regarding the possible use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a therapeutic modality for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). […]
Internal sensory stress and discomfort/pain in autism
The following is an editorial written by my good friend Steve Edelson (http://bit.ly/2kFrI5e). It recently appeared published in Autism Research Review International (Volume 30, Number 4), a quarterly publication of […]
Hans Bogte (1951-2017)
It is sad news to hear that a good friend of the autism community passed away recently. Hans Bogte (June 1951- January 2017) was a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who […]
Autism and Catatonia
Catatonia is a state of unresponsiveness that affects a person’s ability to move and react to external stimuli. It is often associated with mutism, echolalia (repeating the words of others), […]
Infograph on autism and dyslexia
The following is an infograph summarizing some of our research as related to autism and dyslexia. The same was provided to me by a graduate student and mother of a […]
INSAR President’s Message
The following is a thoughtful message from the Interational Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Board of Directors. The same is a reflection of the ongoing tribulations of our political climate. […]
Wenn Lawson: Transgender Kids
A response to the BBC TV doco: Transgender kids, who knows best? by Wenn B. Lawson I am aware of Kenneth Zucker, and of his views. It saddens me that […]
End of the year summary: 2016
I usually write a blog summarizing our efforts on WordPress at the end of each year. This was initially prompted several years ago by a message from WordPress where they […]
