The Media and Autism

The Media and Autism

Emily Willingham, Forbes blogger and self-appointed autism expert, couldn’t let the story about the death of Dr. Jeffrey Bradstreet pass without injecting her two cents.Dr. W commenced her comments with a 2,000 by 1000 pixel, scary picture of a syringe and...
Video Games and Autism – ADHD

Video Games and Autism – ADHD

“Watching that TV is going to make you stupid!” Such has been the advice of older generations since the first Philco screens appeared in our living rooms over a half-century ago. In 1980, University of Pennsylvania professors wrote in the Journal of...
Best Summertime Activities for Children with Autism and ADHD

Best Summertime Activities for Children with Autism and ADHD

It’s already the end of this school year. Many families (here, in Florida) have been through an IEP to determine services for the next semester. What is best? Often, it will involve some special education, possibly in an ESE classroom or GenEd with pullouts....
Talking At TACA

Talking At TACA

I had the privilege of speaking at the Talk About Curing Autism Conference, which was held in Philadelphia this weekend (5.1.15). The topic that I was asked to present was Mast Cells. Dr. T C Theoharides is a world’s expert on this subject, but couldn’t...
Ten Reasons Why There Is No Autism Pill

Ten Reasons Why There Is No Autism Pill

“If you have seen one child with autism, you have seen one child with autism,” is an often-used aphorism. An important corollary: so far, there are only patterns to follow, and a single ‘cure’ may not be the cure. There isn’t one kind of...
Real Autism Awareness 2015

Real Autism Awareness 2015

Autism Awareness is not just about slogans, license plates, Autism Walks, or assorted news stories. The term carries a variety of implications, including: Public Opinion Awareness will come when we quit arguing about whether there is an autism epidemic or not. We need...