Oxidative Stress and Autism
Oxidative stress, defined as an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the body’s ability to detoxify these chemicals or repair the damage caused by them, has […]
Tag Archives: autistic children
Fever and autism
Several years ago a number of parents told Andrew (Andy) Zimmerman that their autistic children did better when they had a fever. These anecdotal reports on improvement were common and […]
Carmen B. Pingree
It is amazing what parents are able to achieve on behalf of their children. The TEACCH program in North Carolina and the career of Dr. Eric Schopler came about as […]
Autism and related disorders: from bench to bedside (Part 2)
This is the second blog (see first part at http://bit.ly/1uDnJ7H) of a recent international meeting celebrated in La Ciotat, France. I have taken the liberty of summarizing some of the […]
A safe way to study fever’s dramatic relief of autistic behavior?
I first met Peter a couple of years ago at an Autism Research Institute Think Tank. At the Think Tank Peter impressed everybody with his knowledge, specially about biochemical pathways. […]
The body plan in autism: stiffness and anxiety
While writing this blog I find myself attending an international autism congress in Burgos, Spain. Thus far all of the lectures have been excellent. I have enjoyed the hospitality, the […]
