Neurodiversity’s Waning on Wikipedia: Bias and Single-Sidedness
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, is completing a master’s degree […]
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AUTISM: ETHICS AND MISREPRESENTATION OF IDENTITY
The following is a blog written by Philip Wylie. As a short introduction Philip Wylie was born in Liverpool, UK. He has worked as Company Director, Business Manager, Company Secretary, […]
Switched On
NOTE: During the past few months I have been made aware that the link buttons at the end of my blogs do not provide a proper count for those who […]
On Silberman, Austria and on Re-Writing the History of Autism
It is striking that in today’s society the killing of handicapped individuals is condoned and that reverberations of euthanasia as so-called “mercy killings” can be used to justify such measures. […]
Neurotribes: How the Cookie Crumbles?
“First Bettelheim, now Silberman” -Manuel Casanova (2016) It has been several months since the publication of Neurotribes and more data is constantly emerging about the contrived nature of the publication. […]
Repetitive and stereotyped behaviors in autism
Repetitive and stereotyped behaviors (RSB) are considered a core symptom of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This defining symptom has been known since the original series of 11 children described by […]
Steve Silberman y su tribu de simpatizantes nazis
Hace poco empecé a leer el libro “En una clave distinta: La historia del autismo”, de John Donvan y Caren Zucker. Dada la coincidencia fortuita que Steve Silberman publicó recientemente […]
Steve Silberman and his Tribe of Nazi Sympathizers
I recently began reading the book “In a Different Key: The Story of Autism” by John Donvan and Caren Zucker. Given the fortuitous coincidence that Steve Silberman recently published a […]
Neurotribe or Diatribe?
I finally got a chance to finish reading Steve Silberman’s widely publicized book “Neurotribes”. The same received the prestigious 2015 Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction and some journalists have touted […]
Bipolar Disorder and Autism
Bipolar disorder (previously called manic-depression) is a mental condition characterized by mood swings that vary between the “high” episodes of mania and the “low” periods of depression. Research studies suggest […]
