Facing Autism in New Brunswick

Dr. James Coplan,  a developmental pediatrician with four decades of experience with special needs children,  argues in Psychology Today th...

I have been a frequent promoter of the progress made in New Brunswick in the education of autistic students. Recent developments though show...

Almost a month ago we took Conor to see SHReK in the local Empire theater. It was Conor's first visit to a theater in a few years and ...

Conor and Mom wore their finest Shrek Green T shirts as Conor headed off for his last day at Nashwaaksis Middle School.  Middle school has b...

The prevalence of ASD is rising in this country without a definitive understanding of why this is occurring. According to a December 2009 r...

" In summary, Ehlers and colleagues ( Lee et al., 2010 ) use infection of a tetanus toxin light chain to silence isolated synapses and...

                                          pdphoto.org                           honey bee by autan A UK Guardian article  Bee decline co...

I am shocked and disappointed to read the CBC report that a Moncton, New Brunswick grandmother, who is also a government social worker an...

Yesterday I commented in Synaptic Disorder Instead Of Autism Spectrum Disorder? on the romanticization of autism disorders by those who sub...

The word "Autism" has become romanticized, occasionally glorified, in public discussions of the neurological disorder. It is liter...

Conor had buckets of fun  yesterday at the Bucket Club on  an outing organized by the Nashwaaksis Middle School.  It was the perfect day to ...

The recent release of results from the major autism genome study made headlines around the world some of which inaccurately portrayed the st...

Kristina Chew is a mother of an autistic son and a well known and influential autism blogger whose views have been sought by prominent media...

The decision this week by the New Brunswick Court of Appeal, reported in the Telegraph Journal ,  dismissing a discrimination complaint agai...

" But the autism umbrella has since widened to include milder forms , says Dr. Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, a medical epidemiologist a...

The major new autism genetic study reported over the past few days highlights the need for more research examining possible environmental tr...

Transition, Planning, Implementation. Transitions are very difficult for many with autism.  Conor,  who has Autistic Disorder and intellec...

" Apparently an intact postsynaptic structure is especially important for the development of cognitive functions, language, and social ...

As expected I received more flak when I posted another comment about the CDC Autism Expert Dr. Yeargin-Allsopp's comments confirming tha...

Attached is the press release from the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (...