Lyme Disease and the Autism Spectrum

Lyme Disease and the Autism Spectrum

A disease described forty years ago due to a cluster of patients who appeared in the vicinity of Lyme, CT, has to be considered among the list of differential diagnoses when pediatric patients present with unusual developmental and other complaints. Included on...
Tryptophan to Treat Autism

Tryptophan to Treat Autism

Tryptophan, which is a naturally occurring amino acid (a protein building block), has been found to be an effective treatment for several of the signs and symptoms of autism. According to SelfNutritionData, the food that is highest in tryptophan is a particular...
Sensory Processing Issues in Autism

Sensory Processing Issues in Autism

What do parents mean when they express concern that their child “has sensory issues?” Even the DSM 5.0 now lists sensory processing differences as a core diagnostic symptom. A new study appeared last week showing that children on the spectrum actually...
Medical Marijuana for Autism

Medical Marijuana for Autism

Families pose lots of questions, lately, about the use of cannabis products for children who experience signs and symptoms of ASD. This brief review explores the latest available evidence regarding experience, safety and efficacy. Background A...
Fixing Facebook Autism

Fixing Facebook Autism

A couple of years ago, I wrote complaining of TheAutismDoctor.com’s condition of Facebook Autism. The symptoms included social media isolation, repetitive posting of signs and symptoms, and trouble with digital communication. But recently, merely by posting...