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 […]
Tag Archives: the brain
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 […]
Autism: What is the Buzz About Gamma?
This blog is a continuation of my previous one: “How do we put our thoughts together?”. It is meant to emphasize the importance of gamma oscillation abnormalities in autism. The […]
Major Symptoms of Autism: How do we put Our Thoughts Together?
How do we acquire an overall impression of our environment? How does the brain extract different features from sensory sources and then puts them together into a complete form? Computers […]
Abdominal Pains and Migraine in Autism
About 17 years ago, when I acquired a personal interest in autism, the link to abdominal symptoms was mentioned in the literature but readily dismissed as coincidental. Throughout the years […]
Wendy Lawson on Attention
The following are some comments on attention by my good friend Wendy Lawson. You can find more about Wendy from her web site: http://www.mugsy.org/wendy/ Sweet Wendy Lawson: psychologist, educator, mother, […]
Symptoms of Autism (Part2)? How We Think Depends on How Our Brains Are Wired
In previous blogs I have discussed the presence of abnormally constructed cortical structures called minicolumns in the brains of autistic individuals. These cortical modules are units of information processing much […]
Cortical Chauvinism 