Autism in the Arts
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2 January 2012Comments ( 7 )
Research on the immune system’s link to autism and other psychiatric disorders is rich and varied — from massive epidemiological studies of twins and pregnant women, to the screening of immune molecules in amniotic fluid and postmortem studies of brain inflammation. In his new book, Paul Patterson lays out this complicated work clearly and concisely, with little editorializing.
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7 October 2011Comments ( 0 )
A special performance on Sunday of The Lion King created a comfortable environment for children with autism and their families to enjoy the theater.
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10 May 2011Comments ( 0 )A new documentary blasts misperceptions about nonverbal people with autism, showing that they are capable of intelligence, wit and empathy even as their disorder chains them "like a beast."
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15 March 2011Comments ( 0 )The suggestion that some people with autism might be creative or artistic surprises us. It shouldn’t.
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29 December 2010Comments ( 0 )The old debate about nature vs. nurture is given a new twist in Cordelia Fine's Delusions of Gender. Fine argues that contemporary neuroscientists, like their predecessors, use science to reinforce traditional gender roles. SFARI offers two perspectives on her argument.
