Autism Speaks’ Rapid Decline
The following blog is written by Yuval Levental, a reader and contributor to our blog site. At present Yuval, who is on the autism spectrum, completed a master’s degree in […]
Tag Archives: neurodiversity
The Historical Underpinnings of Neurodiversity: Part I
The following paragraphs were written for an editorial published by the Siberian Journal of Special Education in the early part of 2016. I asked the editor of the journal, Elena […]
Neurodiversity and Comorbidities
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” […]
Paramount Pictures: Do not Produce “Neurotribes”, which is a book about Autism by Steve Silberman, as a Movie
The following post was written by a regular contributor Yuval Levental. Please go to the following url and sign your name: https://www.change.org/p/paramount-pictures-do-not-produce-neurotribes-which-is-a-book-about-autism-by-steve-silberman-as-a-movie?source_location=minibar Steve Silberman is an autism writer that trivializes […]
The Complacency Monster that Ate Autism
The following blog was written by Jill Escher, president of the Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area. Jill is an autism research philanthropist (Escher Fund for Autism), a provider of […]
Autism Speaks, redefining initiatives, and the Zika virus
Some 7 or 8 months ago, I visited Autism Speaks at its New York headquarters and had the opportunity to talk to many of its officers including Angela Timashenka its […]
Genetic Counseling in Autism
Genetics play an important role in autism. Twin studies suggest that the heritability of autism falls in the range of 36 to 95%. Similarly striking is the fact that the […]
Neurodiversity as seen in the book “In a Different Key”
The following blog is written by Yuval Levental, a reader and contributor to our blog site. At present Yuval, who is on the autism spectrum, completed a master’s degree in […]
Dyslexia and autism: Cognitive profiles at the tail-ends of the same spectrum
As part of my research I have had the opportunity to work with individuals labelled as neurodevelopmentally disabled. I have been able to study their cognitive profiles, neuroimaging studies and […]
Stella Waterhouse: Autism Decoded
Stella Waterhouse is an enormous literary figure for autism spectrum disorder individuals and their parents. She is well known internationally and is now making inroads in the United States. My […]
