My friends at mindfreedom.org passed along an important news release to me about tonight’s Nightline show. Given my late brother’s connection with Nightline (Leroy served as Executive Producer for many years), I am more than happy to do so. The issue under discussion is the use of restraint and electric shock Read more…
Here are some of the readings I found interesting for today: Simple Urine test for Autism “The researchers behind the study, from Imperial College London and the University of South Australia, suggest that their findings could ultimately lead to a simple urine test to determine whether or not a young Read more…
Here are a few stories that I have found interesting and I hope you will, too! the mouse “Grimace Scale” to help understand pain in animals and humans “This is the first time researchers have successfully developed a scale to measure spontaneous responses in animals that resemble human responses to Read more…
When I introduce the psychological disorders unit in both intro psych and biopsych, I spend quite a bit of time discussing what we mean in psychology by the term “abnormal.” This sometimes seemed like overkill–the students were always anxious to get into the meat of the material. After reading Allen Read more…
It’s all too easy for parents of children with autism to underestimate their connectivity with the larger world. Our daughter, Karla, who is now 25, drew a picture to commemorate 9/11 and shared her thoughts on the anniversary: I was at home, at our house. I just woke up from my sleep Read more…