The “Right-to-Try” legislation and autism
It is said in various publications that autism does not affect life expectancy. I do not believe this to be the case. Seizures and accidents (e.g., traffic collisions, drowning) expose […]
Tag Archives: Manuel Casanova
La Medicina de Precisión: ¿Qué significará para el autismo?
Recientemente el presidente Obama ofreció una recepción en la Casa Blanca para anunciar una iniciativa médica que presumiblemente “nos acercará a la curación de enfermedades como el cáncer y la […]
Argumentation, Autism, and the Serenity Prayer
According to several dictionaries argumentation is the study of effective reasoning manifested by how a person presents justifications for or against something being discussed. During discussion we make statements that […]
El hierro y el autismo
En la mayoría de organismos vivientes el hierro es un mineral necesario para sostener la vida. En seres humanos ek hierro es un constituyente de la proteína denominada como “heme” […]
Dravet Syndrome: Lessons in Regressive Autism
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. […]
La adolescencia como un factor de riesgo para la depresión en el autismo
A menudo, la inhabilidad para cambiar nuestro marco de referencia impide el entender el porqué un individuo autista piensa o se comporta en determinada manera. Tengo un amigo autista que […]
Precision medicine: What will it mean for autism?
Very recently President Obama hosted a reception at the White House to proclaim a medical initiative that would presumably “bring us closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes”. The […]
Speaking and interruptions during primary care office visits
I have been exchanging emails with a fellow blogger from the Planet Autism. We share similar complaints in regards to the medical system. I plan to write some of the […]
Brain development and autism
Recently we had the opportunity to publish a blog at the Autism Science Foundation (ASF) web site (see http://bit.ly/1zJHtey). The same summarizes the main intent of one of our latest […]
Como prevenir tratamientos inadecuados en el autismo
En blogs anteriores he escrito sobre ciertos tratamientos que han sido promovidos como de ayuda al individuo autista (ver http://bit.ly/1v84aGM y también http://bit.ly/1rKgjfS). Estos tratamientos promueven intervenciones fraudulentas con poco […]
