Comorbidities and autism
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 […]
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Eating Habits and Nutrition in Autism
Food-related challenges can impact the nutritional status of an autistic individual. In general, people falling within the autism spectrum of disorders (ASD) have a restricted range of food preferences that […]
Talking to Parents About Autism: A Potpourri of Cautionary Observations and Common Misconceptions
I remember when my first grandson was born that he cried constantly and was seemingly very irritable. Crying is the way a newborn baby has to express a need, whether […]
Chronic pain and autism
Chronic pain is a common cause of disability within our society. A recent study from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey found that approximately 11% or 25 million adults in […]
Treatment of Pediatric Constipation
The following is an informative leaflet from our hospital (Greenville Health System) Guidelines for Treatment of Pediatric Constipation Pediatric constipation is very common. Most children have functional constipation and do […]
Pain and Autism
Many individuals in the autism spectrum have sensory abnormalities that can either numb or sensitize them. In a population study of 208 autistic children 20-54 month of age referred to […]
Toilet Training and Autism
The subject of toilet training is usually brought to the attention of a physician as they start a conversation with parents regarding problematic behaviors. The conversation will usually veer into […]
Autism: antibiotics and the microbiome
Antibiotics have been used for hundreds of years to treat infection. Indeed, some two thousand years ago Egyptians applied moldy bread to treat infected wounds. However, the active ingredient in […]
Iron and autism
Iron is a mineral necessary for most forms of life. In humans it is a constituent of the heme protein found in red blood cells. Heme proteins are used in […]
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 […]
Cortical Chauvinism 