After several years of writing, waiting, and hand-wringing, our book, Defining Autism: A Guide to Brain, Biology, & Behavior, is finally available for purchase on websites like Jessica Kingsley Publishers and […]
Just a few weeks ago my husband and several of his collaborators held a conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, as part of a Spotlight Award from Frontiers, which was a very […]
Connective tissue is a fibrous cell-sparse network that helps to connect, support, bind, and separate neighboring tissues from one another. It exists in and around every organ of the body. […]
For most people, if they’re at all familiar with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) or the closely related Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), when they think of these conditions the first thing that […]
Originally posted on Ad Astra Autistic:
Note: For clarity’s sake, the “hard” position of neurodiversity is one that opposes any form of treatment or even the possibility of a cure…
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City lies adjacent to the famous Central Park. Although the cornerstone for the current building wasn’t laid until 1877, the […]
Although much of my research efforts to date have focused on the genetics of autism, over the last year or so I’ve turned a significant part of my attention to […]
Dysautonomia is not a diagnosis but an umbrella term that refers to dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which can have a variety of complex causes. To better understand […]
Although the syndromes we now know as Ehlers-Danlos (EDS) were first described as far back as 1892, the number of available materials for patients and medical professionals is surprisingly few. […]
In the spring of 2017, a large group of papers were published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics summarizing the state of knowledge of the connective tissue disorders known […]
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Autism from the view of the self taught immunologist, neurobiologist, psychologist, gastroenterologist, geneticist.
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