Friday, May 31, 2013

Brain wave study sheds light on autism among toddlers - latimes.com

Brain wave study sheds light on autism among toddlers - latimes.com: The research, published this week in the online journal PLOS One, suggests that a “social gateway” based in the brain impedes not only early language processing, but a broader spectrum of cognitive development, including the ability to adapt behavior to circumstances, according to Patricia Kuhl, who studies early language and brain development at the University of Washington’s Institute for Brain and Learning Sciences.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Research discovers link between epilepsy and autism

Research discovers link between epilepsy and autism: "The social difficulties in epilepsy have been so far under-diagnosed and research has not uncovered any underlying theory to explain them. This new research links social difficulties to a deficit in somatic markers in the brain, explaining these characteristics in adults with epilepsy."

Dr Wakeford and her colleagues discovered that having increased autistic traits was common to all epilepsy types, however, this was more pronounced for adults with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE).

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Start With Strengths

Start with Strengths!
From the E-Newsletter by Kathie Snow

First Do No Harm

First, Do No Harm
Revolutionary Common Sense by Kathie Snow

Treatment

Treatment
"In my early years I was asking the question:   How can I treat or cure or change this person? 
Now I would frame the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his (or her) own personal growth." Carl Rogers