The Autism Movement in Colombia
Recently I had the visit of my good friend Lina Becerra who came as a doctoral fellow to do work in my laboratory. Lina is a professor at Javeriana University […]
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Igor Stravinsky and Autism
I once heard a story about the famous composer Igor Stravinsky describing how as he lay on his deathbed he kept knocking with the ring of his finger at a […]
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 […]
What Causes the Major Symptoms of Autism (Part 1)?
A pedagogic aspect of a pathologist’s job is trying to explain symptoms based on autopsy findings. This follows a long tradition in medicine where a professor does dissections while asking […]
