April 1st, 2007 by The Masked Blogger
Most readers know that The Masked Blogger’s beloved grandson, Mikey, is autistic and currently placed on the high end of the functioning spectrum, identified as Asperger Syndrome.
Today kicks off Autism Awareness Month. Take a moment to increase your awareness of “this pervasive developmental disorder which affects social and communication skills and, to a greater or lesser degree, motor and language skills.”
Throughout the month of April, I’ll be dropping in reminders of the observance into posts here.
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October 23rd, 2006 by The Masked Blogger
This month’s issue of Scientific American arrived in my mailbox a couple of days ago and the cover article, of course, jumped off the page grabbing my eyes and my attention. “Mirror Neurons and Autism” is an interesting article, positing the theory that so-called “mirror neurons” of the brain, which help each of us to recognize, mimic and even possibly anticipate behavior or actions in others, may not be functioning in children affected by Autism Spectrum. I haven’t completed reading the article and its supporting sidebar pieces, but the scientists authoring the work present some compelling empirical evidence that this may be a link that deserves further investigation.
If you’re interested in reading about it but don’t want to run out to the newsstand to buy a copy, they’ve kindly posted the entire article online here.
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