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Comorbidities and autism

November 23, 2020by m0casa02 8 Comments

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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Edward Ritvo: The Gentle Giant

July 8, 2020by m0casa02 2 Comments

Edward “Ed” Ritvo: The Gentle Giant (June 1, 1930-June 10, 2020) Ed Ritvo was a renowned American Psychiatrists and autism researcher. He passed away peacefully while at his home in […]

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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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Talking to Parents About Autism: A Potpourri of Cautionary Observations and Common Misconceptions

October 16, 2018by m0casa02 1 Comment

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 […]

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The Zika Virus, Autism Speaks and Weathervanes

August 14, 2017by m0casa02 8 Comments

The Zika virus has been making headlines and along with it have been the circulation of gratuitous remarks from some health-related professionals linking this viral infestation to autism. One investigator […]

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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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Isabelle Rapin (1927-2017): the Grande Dame of Autism Research

July 4, 2017by m0casa02 4 Comments

It was with great sorrow that I learned of the passing away of Isabelle Rapin. She died this past month of pneumonia at the age of 89. For the past […]

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Autism or Autisms: What should be our Default Position?

October 2, 2015by m0casa02 10 Comments

I recently gave a lecture for the Autism Research Institute. The same dealt with whether autism should be considered a single condition or a conglomerate of multiple disorders. My position […]

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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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A Little Known Fact: Very Late Onset Autism

April 6, 2015by m0casa02 28 Comments

Autism is presently recognized as a neurodevelopmental disorder. This means that sometime during gestation brain development is disturbed. Fingerprints indicative of migrational abnormalities and cortical malformations support the premise that […]

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