Feral (Wild) Children and Autism
The recent publication of “In a Different Key” by John Donvan and Caren Zucker has revived accounts of historical precedents of autism in feral children. This idea was borne out […]
Tag Archives: maladaptive behaviors
Repetitive and stereotyped behaviors in autism
Repetitive and stereotyped behaviors (RSB) are considered a core symptom of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This defining symptom has been known since the original series of 11 children described by […]
Sleep Problems and Autism
When my grandson was born it seemed like he never slept. He would be fidgety all night, crying at the top of his lungs as if something was bothering him. […]
Schizophrenia and Autism: the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
Many years ago I found myself reviewing the literature for childhood onset schizophrenia. I was planning on writing an article reporting the autopsy findings of three such cases that came […]
Autism Self Diagnosis: The Seinfeld Syndrome
A few months ago, during an interview with Brian Williams of NBC’s “Nightly News”, Jerry Seinfled proclaimed that on a very drawn-out scale he fell on the autism spectrum. When […]
Cortical Chauvinism 