Waisman Center Day with Experts: Autism
There will be a webinar tomorrow sponsored by the Waisman Center of the University of Madison Wisconsin. The webinar is entitled: “Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Autism”. Those wishing […]
Tag Archives: children with autism
Is there an abnormal regulation of the immune response in autism?
One month ago the online journal Nature Communication published a study claiming that inflammation is a hallmark of autism. The study, a conjoint effort between Johns Hopkins and the University […]
Visualizing Neurodiversity: Breathing for Treatment
This is another blog on neurodiversity by one of our readers. I am hoping that this first person account, as well as others to follow, will promote more understanding among […]
Adolescence as a risk factor for depression in autism
It has been said that you can’t understand a mind except in the context of the world it lives in. Often an inability to shift your frame of reference may […]
Video: Basic brain mechanisms underlying autism
A few months ago I was able to participate in an Autism Think Tank that took place in Toronto, Canada. Summaries of the presentations can be found on a previous […]
How to handle life adversities? Coping mechanisms
Maybe I am on a nostalgic trip but for whatever reason I have been reminiscing about my life and immediate family for the past few weeks. In a certain sense […]
Why do bad things happen to good people?
During my career as a physician I have had on occasion the opportunity to serve as a grief counselor. More than once I have recommended the book “When Bad Things […]
Dental care and autism
A few years ago Temple Grandin came as my guest to Louisville, Kentucky. I had the opportunity to pick Temple up from the airport and then take her to the […]
Part 3: Implementing the ketogenic diet
This is the last of a series of blogs written about the ketogenic diet. The first two dealt with a historical background to the diet (http://bit.ly/11Q9HWX) as well as some […]
THE ROLE OF THE KETOGENIC DIET IN AUTISM OR WHY BACON IS YOUR FRIEND PART 1: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Shortly after my grandson was born it became evident that he was suffering from relentless seizures. Although something was definitely wrong to us his primary physicians believed that we were […]
