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BRAIN ANATOMY and SENSORIMOTOR GATING in ASPERGER’S SYNDROME  Brain, Volume 125, Issue 7, July 2002, Pages 1594–1606 Abstract The neurobiological basis of Asperger’s syndrome is poorly understood. There are few studies on brain anatomy of Asperger’s syndrome, and no focal … Continue reading →

Egypt – Sinai November 5-13, 2021 Day 12 I caught the Go-Bus night bus (270LE, 11½ hours) at 11 pm from Alexandria to Sharm El Sheikh. I had arranged a 2-day car rental through Sixt and had foolishly arranged a … Continue reading →

After 14 years of deliberation, in May 2013, the American Psychiatric Association published the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the primary text for diagnosing mental disorders. The previous edition, DSM-IV, included the diagnostic characteristics … Continue reading →

The book Neurotribes – The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman has formed the backbone of this history. He starts with Henry Cavendish and continues through to about 2015, giving an excellent chronicle of the … Continue reading →

Leominster, a New England factory town 45 miles northwest of Boston, had many plastics manufacturers like Foster Grant, the sunglasses maker. Soon, Leominster became the Polluted City with a green haze in the air, and the waters of the Nashua … Continue reading →

The Geek Cruise In 2000, the first “Geek Cruise” was held on the Holland America liner Volendam. Over 100 computer programmers were on board, hoping to replace technology conferences in lifeless convention centres with oceangoing ships to exotic destinations. Of … Continue reading →

Jim Sinclair. In addition to being on the spectrum, he was born with the physical characteristics of both genders (hermaphrodite). At a very young age, he began identifying with other disabled people and had the concept that you don’t throw … Continue reading →

TEMPLE GRANDIN (1947 – ). In 1989, she spoke at a conference of autism professionals and educators about “high-functioning individuals with autism”. “I am a 44-year-old autistic woman with a successful international career designing livestock equipment. I completed my Ph.D. in … Continue reading →

A strategic series of revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental Disorders, prompted by Lorna Wing and her colleagues in London, was chipping away at Kanner’s monolithic edifice from the inside. In 1994, the manual added Pervasive Developmental … Continue reading →

KIM PEEK Kim Peek had been born with cranial Bones that had failed to fuse properly in the womb, so at birth, part of his cortical tissue protruded through a baseball-sized blister at the back of his head. His brain … Continue reading →