Cali-Vaccination Law

Cali-Vaccination Law

Senate Bill 227, mandating childhood vaccinations, will take effect in California in 2016, joining 36 other states that no longer allow an exemption for personal or religious beliefs. Non-compliant families will not be able to use licensed daycare facilities, in-home...
What Pediatricians Can Do About the Autism Epidemic

What Pediatricians Can Do About the Autism Epidemic

Pediatricians are the first line of defense against childhood conditions that have lifelong effects. Traditionally, that has included the Denver Developmental Exam, frequent doctor visits in the first few years, and vaccinations to prevent childhood diseases. News...
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...
The Dress Color Debate and Sensory Processing in Autism

The Dress Color Debate and Sensory Processing in Autism

It became headline news, this week, when Wired magazine reported “The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress.” The usual reaction by those involved in the autism community has been, “Tell us something we don’t know!” The...
Ten Noteworthy Observations about People with Asperger’s

Ten Noteworthy Observations about People with Asperger’s

Recently, I had the honor and pleasure of being interviewed by Dr. Hackie Reitman, an orthopedic surgeon, ex-prize fighter, and now author and producer. My role was to provide additional clinical information about his newest endeavor to address the difficult...