NeuroTribes
The following is an opinion piece by one of our readers, Jonathan Mitchell. In this blog Jonathan reviews Steve Silberman’s recently published book “NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the […]
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The Reading of NeuroTribes
The following is a blog written by one of our readers, Ms. Claudia Mazzuco. In the blog Claudia reviews Steve Silberman’s recently published book “NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and […]
No Mandatory Screening for Autism?
Recently the US Preventive Services Task Force provided an update on the necessity for screening young children seen in primary care for autism. The panel did not provide a recommendation […]
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 […]
Recommendations on screening for ASD
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) publishes recommendations on screening for ASD – the research and advocacy communities respond Reblogged from autismsciencefoundation August 3, 2015 At a time when 1 […]
Brain Organoids and Autism
There is no such thing as a cell culture of single neurons. Neurons in order to survive and differentiate need the presence of other neurons, so a threshold number of […]
Igor Stravinsky and Autism
I once heard a story about the famous composer Igor Stravinsky describing how as he lay on his deathbed he kept knocking with the ring of his finger at a […]
Synesthesia and Autism
In reading the book “Born on a Blue Day”, the author Daniel Tammet recounts how his perception of numbers as colors allowed him to remember pi to the 22,514th digit. […]
Timothy Syndrome and Autism
Timothy syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Fewer than 20 cases have been reported worldwide. Symptoms are manifested early on in life and affected individuals tend to die […]
A Little Known Fact: Very Late Onset Autism
Autism is presently recognized as a neurodevelopmental disorder. This means that sometime during gestation brain development is disturbed. Fingerprints indicative of migrational abnormalities and cortical malformations support the premise that […]
