Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy for autism consensus conference
With five congresses to attend in May and 4 more in June my head has started to spin. However, I am hoping to enjoy the experience as all of the […]
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Declan Murphy at IMFAR 2014
This was the start of the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) and the opening speaker was a my good friend Declan Murphy from the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s […]
Los zombies, la teoria de la mente y el autismo
Si te falta el sueño o si estás aburrido puede que te encuentres medio dormido mientras lees este blog. Freud diría que muchos de nuestros problemas personales se esconden en […]
Storytelling, learning, and autism
Storytelling is part of the therapeutic interventions that have been tried in autism. The idea for using storytelling is to facilitate language skills and increase attention in autistic children. These […]
Ludwig Wittgenstein echa por tierra la teoria de la mente en el autismo
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein nació el 26 de abril de 1889 en Viena, Austria a una familia de grandes recursos económicos. Tres de sus hermanos se suicidaron y el propio […]
A frame of mind: the problem with neurotypicals
In previous articles, as well as in previous blogs (see http://bit.ly/1iT0BJq), I have written about differences in the blueprint of connectivity of the brain (so-called connectome) that ingrain autistics with […]
El estres cronico y el autismo
Hace muchos años Robert Sapolsky, escribió un libro titulado: “¿Por qué las cebras no padecen de úlceras”. La idea básica del libro es que los factores de estrés agudos (por […]
Zombies, Theory of Mind, and Autism
If you lack sleep or if you are bored you may find yourself half conscious while reading this blog. Freud would say that many of our personal problems lurk in […]
Ludwig Wittgenstein debunks Theory of Mind in autism
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was born on April 26, 1889 in Vienna, Austria to an affluent family. Three of his brothers committed suicide and Wittgenstein himself considered the same. He […]
La importancia de masajes en el autismo
Cuando mi primer nieto nació fue un momento de gran regocijo. Durante su embarazo mi hija tomo mucho cuido de sí misma y todo tipo de precauciones; ella se ejercito, […]
