As the diagnosis of autism is increasing the diagnosis of mental retardation is decreasing. And more and more on the other end, the high end, more children who are just a little bit off, who ordinarily you would not single… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
It is not all that common, but there is a phenomenon where autism could get worse at about age two. There are some controversies… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
The brain immediately confronts us with its great complexity. The human brain weighs only three to four pounds but contains about 100 billion neurons. — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
I think the gold standard is a clinical diagnosis, that an astute clinician interacting with a child, interviewing the parents, talking with teachers makes… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
I think my own bias is that there may be something wrong with the timing and the connectivity between regions rather than pointing to… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
In fact, many children come to autism clinics early on with GI/bowel disturbances. — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
The brain immediately confronts us with its great complexity. The human brain weighs only three to four pounds but contains about 100 billion neurons.… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
In autism there is just genes in part more or less of a probability that you will have the disorder, and that is where… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
I don't know of any neuropsychiatric disorder other than an infection that has been cured. But the goal is to improve the quality of… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
There are clear differences between and some- and there may be protective factors in a female brain. — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
There is no question there are differences between male and female brains. They are called sexual dimorphisms and you can point to different anatomical… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
Memory is the scaffolding upon which all mental life is constructed. — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by two main components: an inability to interact socially with other people with joint attention to understand other… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
Autism reaches out in many different directions. It can be associated with language delays. It can be associated with epilepsy. It can be associated… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
