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” […]
Tag Archives: Manuel F. Casanova
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 […]
Bernard Rimland: Founder of the Neurodiversity Movement?
“Instead of focusing on your differences, think about the things all people have in common… like the tendency to focus on their differences.” Anonymous “I would never want to belong […]
El ojo de Polifemo
Este es un ensayo analitico escrito por uno de mis estudiantes durante un curso de Maestría en el autismo que dicto online a través de la Universidad de Rioja. Su […]
Iron and autism
Iron is a mineral necessary for most forms of life. In humans it is a constituent of the heme protein found in red blood cells. Heme proteins are used in […]
