by teebark | Nov 7, 2016 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
A recent report published on-line by Lancet (Pickles et al., 2016) maintains that a parent-mediated intervention for children with autism has produced the first “long-term symptom reduction after a randomized controlled trial of early intervention in autism spectrum...
by teebark | Aug 10, 2016 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a relatively recent technology that has been FDA-approved for the treatment of depression and migraine with aura. TMS uses a magnetic field to stimulate specific areas of the brain. In recent years, there has been interest in...
by teebark | Jul 26, 2016 | News
by teebark | Mar 22, 2016 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
A recent paper (Boukhris et al., 2015) raised once again the concern that women who take antidepressants during pregnancy are at increased risk for giving birth to a child who will be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This is not a new finding – a series of...
by teebark | Jan 21, 2016 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
Hans Asperger is a forgotten genius whose rightful place in the history of autism was pre-empted by the wrong-headed, self-serving plagiarist, Leo Kanner. So goes the alternative narrative put forward by Steve Silberman in his fascinating account of the evolution of...
by teebark | Jun 9, 2015 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
The etiology of autism has been an open question since the identification of the syndrome over 70 years ago. Leo Kanner (1943) wrote: “We must, then, assume that these children have come into the world with innate inability to form the usual, biologically provided...
by teebark | Dec 2, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
A popular business program airing daily on public radio plays different intro music for the segment on the stock market, depending on how the markets have fared that day. On a good day we hear “We’re in the money” while a down market brings “Stormy weather.” However,...
by teebark | Oct 29, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
Recently, the parent of a young adult with ASD brought to my attention a diagnostic instrument that has received some attention in the press, following a presentation at the American Psychiatric Association meeting in May. The Autism Mental Status Examination (AMSE)...
by teebark | Oct 29, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
The publication of DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) saw the introduction of a new diagnostic label into the psychiatric ‘bible’, “Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder” (SCD; see Table 1). As we warily approach this new entity, we might first...
by teebark | Oct 29, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) appeared in bookstores last week and pre-ordered copies arrived in the mail. For those who followed the DSM draft versions over the past year, the published Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnostic criteria...
