Hans Bogte (1951-2017)
It is sad news to hear that a good friend of the autism community passed away recently. Hans Bogte (June 1951- January 2017) was a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who […]
Tag Archives: IMFAR
INSAR President’s Message
The following is a thoughtful message from the Interational Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Board of Directors. The same is a reflection of the ongoing tribulations of our political climate. […]
IMFAR: TMS and Autism
For the past 3 years a group of interested researchers have met before IMFAR for a 2-day conference on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Autism. This year we had the […]
The Environment and Autism
While attending IMFAR 2016 I had the opportunity to listen to the plenary lecture on environment and autism by Irva Hertz Picciotto. In the opinion of many Irva is the […]
Encontrando Significado en el Autismo
Hace algún tiempo recuerdo haber asistido a una conferencia a cargo de John Robison en IMFAR. La misma trato sobre sus experiencias como una persona autista. John expresó que a […]
Autism: The so-called difference between a condition and a disorder
In the recent IMFAR meeting Simon Baron-Cohen had the opportunity to deliver a lecture closely following a presentation by John Elder Robison. John’s lecture had been quite emotional something that […]
Anécdotas Históricas: Salt Lake City y el Autismo
La Reunión Internacional para la Investigación del Autismo (IMFAR) se celebrará este año en la ciudad de Salt Lake City (SLC), Utah. Aunque desconocido para muchas personas, esta ciudad ha […]
Historical Musing: Salt Lake City and Autism
This year’s International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) will be celebrated at Salt Lake City (SLC), Utah. Although unknown to many individuals this city has played a major role in […]
Adolescence as a risk factor for depression in autism
It has been said that you can’t understand a mind except in the context of the world it lives in. Often an inability to shift your frame of reference may […]
Bernard Rimland y su libro Autismo Infantil
Este año se celebra el quincuagésimo aniversario de la publicación entitulada “Autismo Infantil” por Bernard Rimland (ver blog anterior: https://corticalchauvinism.com/2013/02/21/bernard-rimland/). Este fue un trabajo comprensivo que propuso una causalidad neurológica […]
Cortical Chauvinism 