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” […]
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 […]
This was originally provided as a handout to accompany my presentation “Abnormalities of cortical circuitry in the brains of autistic individuals” at the Autism One conference in May, 2006. Introduction […]
The following blog makes reference to a recent study published on June 15, 2017 by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) entitled: “Lead in Food: A Hidden Health Threat”. The original […]
I was recently honored along with 2 of my friends and colleagues as recipient of the first Annual Spotlight Award by the Frontiers organization. The frontiers organization allowed for the […]
Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Autism Research Institute Fifty years ago, when Dr. Bernard Rimland founded the Autism Research Institute (ARI), he challenged virtually every accepted belief about autism. At a […]
Many treatments and interventions in autism have focused on methods to reduce maladaptive behaviors and symptoms of related comorbidities such as seizures. By way of contrast there has been little […]
The ability of the brain to process information, similar to modern communication devices, is conveyed by voltage frequencies. These frequencies are characterized by the total number of up- and down-swings […]
El siguiente es un blog escrito por uno de nuestros lectores. El mismo prefiere permanecer en anonimato. “Soy una persona con un trastorno del espectro autista. Tengo la suerte de […]
A couple of weeks ago I went to Beijing to provide a keynote lecture at an autism congress. I had made previous commitments for the time frame of the congress […]
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