NeuroTribes
The following is an opinion piece by one of our readers, Jonathan Mitchell. In this blog Jonathan reviews Steve Silberman’s recently published book “NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the […]
Tag Archives: parts of the brain
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and autism
This is one in a series of blogs where I discuss different conditions manifesting autstic symptomatology of known origin or neuropathology (so-called syndromic autism). The first of these blogs was […]
Similarities between the brains of autistic individuals and some renowned neuroscientists
Human beings have long dwelled on their paradoxical superiority over other animals. Physically we are weaker and, overall, less adapted to the environment than other species. One might reasonably presume […]
Ultrasound Exposure and Autism: Dr. Manuel F. Casanova, M.D., Cautions Against the Overuse of Ultrasounds
Jennifer Margulis and her daughter Leone Francesca Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., is a senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism. A former Fulbright Fellow and an award-winning journalist, she […]
Key Players in Autism: IV. The Brainstem
In the central nervous system the brainstem links the brain to the spinal cord. This anatomical structure is usually divided into different portions, from top to bottom, these are the […]
The Squeeze Machine
The squeeze machine is known by many names, e.g., hug machine or hug box. I prefer calling it the squeeze machine to prevent confusion whenever I ask one of our […]
Sensory Problems in Autism
Throughout most of the history of autism as recorded within the medical literature, sensory problems have been paid very little attention. These were not unknown phenomena, both Kanner ad Asperger […]
Key Players in Autism: I. the Corpus Callosum
The corpus callosum is a bundle of neural fibers that connects both cerebral hemispheres. It is the largest white matter structure of the brain. Signs and symptoms of a corpus […]
The Triple Hit Hypothesis of Autism
This blog follows one of my previously published ideas stating that autism results from a threshold phenomenon where symptoms manifest themselves  when 3 factors impinge, to various degree, on the […]
Autism: It is not About Mercury
I believe that parents, such as Bernie Rimland, have promoted our modern understanding of autism. Indeed, I have learned more about the clinical aspects of autism by reading autobiographical accounts […]
Cortical Chauvinism 