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Autism Vox

August 22nd, 2008

The Eyes Don’t Have It

“Doesn’t make eye contact”: It’s often noted that autistic individuals don’t do this. Science Daily reports on new research that it’s society and cultural norms that influence how people recognize each other’s faces:
Lead researcher Dr Roberto Caldara [of the University of Glasgow] said: “In a series of eye-movement studies, we showed that social experience has […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 10 comments

May 16th, 2008

Regressive Autism and a Test for Babies

Here it was Charlie’s birthday yesterday (thank you for so many good wishes!) so I’ve been in something of a super-reflective mood: How was this tall boy once curled up inside me? How have we managed to help him through the years and some very tough moments? He’s 11 years old now and memories […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 23 comments