"there is no single way for a brain to be normal" (or how 'neurotypical' is a nonsense)

I'm not usually so forthright with my posts on this blog, but today I'm being a little more bullish as I talk about an editorial fro...

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FDA Warning For Sedation in Kids Under 3 Years and Pregnant Women

On 12/14/16, the FDA published a warning that prolonged or repeated sedation in kids under 3 years old and women who are pregnant during th...

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Symptom profiles of chronic fatigue syndrome across borders

To quote from the paper by Maria Zdunek and colleagues [1] ( open-access available here ): " These findings suggest that there may be ...

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Views on autism from an "unaffected sibling"

It was a bit of a breath of fresh air to read the paper by Lauren Singer [1] (open-access) published in the journal Molecular Autism  recen...

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Disability or Ability- TV's Alphas

I watch a fair amount of TV. Now that I'm home 2 extra days, I keep it on for noise during the day. One of the shows i have started watc...

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