Stephen Mark Shore
“I do tell people that in some ways the doctors were right about sending me to an institution. It just turned out to be an institution of higher education.” Stephen […]
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John Elder Robison and Georg Frankl: A Third Man at the Genesis of the Autism Diagnosis
Recently I had the opportunity to read an article by John Elder Robison. The same was titled, “Kanner, Asperger, and Frankl: A Third Man at the Genesis of the Autism […]
Translating TMS: From Autism Science to Autism Therapy
The following is a blog that I wrote at the request of John Elder Robison. John wanted to know how I became interested in Transcranial Magnetic Simulation (TMS) and what […]
Poverty, Social Justice and Autism: A Call to Action
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength… and your neighbor as […]
Asperger’s and Improving Self-Esteem
The following is a blog written by Philip Wylie. As a short introduction Philip Wylie was born in Liverpool, UK. He has worked as Company Director, Business Manager, Company Secretary, […]
Autism Families and Building Resilience
Building resilience is an important source of support for families with children who have disabilities. I define resilience as the ability to resist stress. It can be described as that […]
James Harris Discusses the Books Neurotribes and In a Different Key
Recently Jim Harris wrote a critical review of two published books dealing with the history of autism (JAACAP 55[8]:729-733, 2016). One of the books reviewed was Neurotribes written by […]
Folate and Autism
Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin that facilitates the transfer of carbon atoms in the synthesis of nucleic acids and amino acids. The word folate is derived from folium meaning […]
The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes
I recently bought The Eagle Tree from Amazon as a paperback for $8.26. At 253 pages it was an easy read. I enjoyed the book so much that rather than […]
The War on Autism
In the field of autism advocacy some proponents believe that using terms like “War on Autism” is a pejorative term that emphasizes violence. For those that believe that they do […]
Cortical Chauvinism 