Ethics and Autism: Where is the Autistic Voice? Commentary on Post et al.

Ethics and autism: where is the autistic voice? Commentary on Post et al.

Commentary Commentary on Ullman et al

Ullman and colleagues should be congratulated for an energetic assault on some of the core issues in neurolinguistics. This work attempts to detect an impact of productivity differences in morphology upon fluency differences in aphasia. This basic goal is well-motivated empirically and should eventually succeed. However, I believe that the links currently being proposed between language and the...

Commentary: Developmental origins of autism and ADHD--a commentary on Johnson et al. (2015).

Autism (autistic spectrum disorder, ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are two highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders. Current estimates for autism exceed 1% For ADHD, the 2013 US-based life time prevalence figure is 11%. Both disorders are also highly heritable. Intriguingly, approximately 50% of children with ASD also meet criteria for ADHD. Between their high her...

Commentary on Generoso et al

Commentary on “Improving the seasonal cycle and interannual variations of biomass burning aerosol sources” by Generoso et al. L. Giglio and J. D. Kendall Science Systems and Applications, Inc., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 923, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA Received: 21 October 2003 – Accepted: 26 November 2003 – Published: 27 November 2003 Correspondence to: L. Giglio ([email protected]...

Understanding the neural response to social rejection in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: A commentary on Masten et al., McPartland et al. and Bolling et al.

Achieving social acceptance and avoiding rejection by eers are strong motivational goals during development, articularly during the period of adolescence (Sebastian t al., 2010). Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a develpmental disorder characterised in part by problems with ocial interaction. Individuals with high-functioning ASD eport a desire for friendship (Frith, 2004); however, they lso e...