College football player with Asperger’s did the ‘impossible’
Findings may prevent early loss of synapses in Alzheimer’s
By Peter Bochner One of the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease is the loss of…
Autism Coaching in the Neurodiverse School System
One blogger’s vote for note-taking by laptop vs. longhand
By Peter Bochner I recently listened to a webinar titled Engaging the Rewired Brain, in…
Global Brain Health Institute will focus on the worldwide dementia epidemic
By Peter Bochner Global Brain Health Institute will focus on the worldwide dementia epidemic…
Contrary to Popular Belief, Students’ Attention Spans Are Not Getting Shorter
By Peter Bochner Most people believe that technology is making the attention span of…
Boston University researching protein to help Alzheimer’s
By Peter Bochner Researchers at the Brain Plasticity & Neuroimaging Lab at Boston University’s College…
New York City to unveil plan for combating mental health disorders
Plans for a mental health initiative aimed at preventing and treating psychological disorders among New…
Rutgers announces initiative to launch center to support adults with autism
Rutgers University is launching an initiative to establish a center that will give adults with…
ADHD – What else could it be?
By Brian Udell In medical parlance, the title = “The Differential Diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder”.…
For one veteran with PTSD, performing stand-up is the pressure valve
Adapted by Peter Bochner When Jeremy Cessna returned home after serving as a U.S. Army…
“Sesame Street” Joins Growing List of Shows with Autistic Characters
By Peter Bochner Sesame Street has become the latest television show to introduce a character…
Giving Autistic Kids Superpowers via Google Glass
By Peter Bochner Researchers at the Stanford University are using Google Glass to help autistic…
Mental Boot Camp May Be Treatment for Concussions
By Peter Bochner A clinic in Provo, Utah, is claiming to have remarkable success in…
Apple ResearchKit Software Enables New Studies of Autism and Epilepsy
By Peter Bochner Apple ResearchKit, an open source software framework that makes it easy for…
Anorexics Show Different Brain Activity
By Peter Bochner When choosing foods to eat, anorexia nervosa patients who took part in…
Mayor Tim Ryan on Neurodiversity
The neurodiverse excel at creative thinking according to new study
A new study showing that people with autism display higher levels of creativity has been…
For Its Own Good, American Business Must Embrace Neurodiversity
All businesses can take a hint from Apple and Google: if you want your business…
Sad Because You Don’t Fit In? Don’t “Bee”
The Bee Girl It’s known as the Bee Girl music video, and if…
Asperger’s syndrome student’s socialization skills soar, leading to award nomination
Whether you want to call it a stereotype or a defining trait, if there’s one…
Autism Awareness Month: Jacqueline Laurita posts on loving her autistic son
As you may know, one of the major points of my book Aspertools is that…
Kudos to Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars”
It’s not just that they have raised over $18 million for the autism spectrum disorder…