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Cannabidiol (CBD)

March 11, 2019by m0casa02 1 Comment

I have long been interested in the possible use of cannabis plant extracts as a way of treating seizures, anxiety, and some of the maladaptive behaviors observed in autism spectrum […]

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Neurodiversity and Comorbidities

July 12, 2017by m0casa02 30 Comments

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” […]

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Lessons in Late Onset or Regressive Autism: Cortical Dysplasia-Focal Epilepsy Syndrome (CDFES)

July 13, 2015by m0casa02 Leave a comment

A few months ago I wrote a blog about Dravet syndrome (http://bit.ly/1IOKxum ). In this condition a genetic defect impairs the normal development of the brain thus giving rise to […]

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Dravet Syndrome: Lessons in Regressive Autism

February 16, 2015by m0casa02 6 Comments

Dravet syndrome is the eponym for a particular type of severe epilepsy that begins between the first and fifth year of life. It was named after the French physician Dr. […]

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