Many behavioral manifestations of autism overlap with the diagnostic symptoms of conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Tourette syndrome (TS). Some of the shared […]
Our latest book was published electronically and can be downloaded free of charge from Frontiers. The title of the book is Comorbidity and Autism Spectrum Disorder. I edited the same […]
I recently wrote an editorial about comorbidities in autism which was published in Frontiers in Psychiatry on November 2020. One of the reasons for writing the editorial was to honor […]
I have often been asked about subjects that should be discussed in autism support groups. Proper nutrition, the importance of fiber in a diet, dental hygiene, exercise, obesity, and the […]
We are looking for adults aged 25 years or older (or the legal wards of adults who fit those criteria) to take part in an online survey study investigating a […]
Neurodiversity proponents have a peculiar way of cherry picking characteristics of autism and hand-waving them into positive and somewhat appealing attributes. Repetitive movements, for example, are labelled as “personality traits” […]
Bipolar disorder (previously called manic-depression) is a mental condition characterized by mood swings that vary between the “high” episodes of mania and the “low” periods of depression. Research studies suggest […]
I just returned from an extended stay in France where I attended an autism conference in La Ciotat. The organizer of the meeting was Yehezkel Ben-Ari, the Founder and Honorary […]
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