Literacy and Autism
Literacy is usually defined as the ability to read, write, listen, and speak. Autistic individuals usually have deficits in language and communication that impair literacy development. They may begin to […]
Tag Archives: dyslexia
British Dyslexia Association’s International Conference
I received the honor of being invited as a plenary speaker for the upcoming British Dyslexia Association’s International Conference to be held at Telford, UK from April 12th-14th, 2018. My […]
Infograph on autism and dyslexia
The following is an infograph summarizing some of our research as related to autism and dyslexia. The same was provided to me by a graduate student and mother of a […]
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and autism
This is one in a series of blogs where I discuss different conditions manifesting autstic symptomatology of known origin or neuropathology (so-called syndromic autism). The first of these blogs was […]
Autism: what have we learned from the dyslexia movement
A month or so ago I had the opportunity to give a presentation in a conference on Dyslexia and Talent hosted by Brock and Fernette Eide. The conference was attended […]
Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism
What is the nature of a pervasive developmental disorder of childhood? I usually tell my residents and fellows that “pervasive” in the context of diagnosis means that many different cognitive […]
Cortical Chauvinism 