My last clinical trial in autism
I retired last July from academics but still have a backlog of publications and data that seem to pop-up now and then in the medical literature. Hopefully, I will complete […]
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Some Thoughts about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Autism
There are several hundred studies of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in autism. Trying to make sense out of them would entail gathering the results of comparable studies that adhered to […]
The coordination of brain activity in autism
In science and engineering we use the concept of a black box to designate a device which we view in terms of its inputs and outputs without knowing anything in […]
Autism Updated
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. Introduction by Yuval Levental: I am a person on the autism spectrum who critically analyzes autism advocacy. […]
Transcranial Magentic Stimulation (TMS) for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Research Update
The following is a link to webinar sponsored by the Autism Research Institute (ARI). Click on this sentence for a YouTube link. The lecture was divided into 2 parts. The […]
TMS Neuromodulation in Autism
In this blog I would like to mention the latest publication from our group regarding transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The reported study took a fairly […]
Low frequency rTMS in Children with Autism
A few months ago I started reviewing the medical literature for reports that had used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with parameters similar to our studies for treating children with neurodevelopmental […]
The Challenges and Myths of High-Functioning Autistics
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 […]
The FDA and Safety of rTMS in Children
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) stands as a possible therapeutic modality for autism. Despite a number of positive studies, the FDA has not approved the same because of the lack of […]
Thoughts on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Autism
During the past few years a lot of interest has been generated regarding the possible use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a therapeutic modality for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). […]
Cortical Chauvinism 