For a long time, all my mom could think about was water…… She drank it obsessively—all day all night, glass after glass, straight from the tap,...
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A New Era in Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease: What It Means for Patients and Providers
Alzheimer’s disease is a condition that strikes at the core of what it means to be human—our ability to think, remember, and connect with others....
Dementia: Understanding the Many Faces of Cognitive Decline
Like so many of you, I’ve seen dementia up close. Friends, clients, and even my own loved ones have grappled with its slow, heartbreaking...
The Harmony Within: Autism and Musical Aptitude
When we think about music, we often imagine its emotional richness, its ability to evoke memories, and its role in bringing people together. But for...
Visual-Spatial Reasoning and Language Processing
During my postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the Johns Hopkins Medical School, we studied an array of genetic and chromosomal disorders....
Breaking New Ground in Mental Health: Rapid-Acting Depression Treatments and the Psychedelic Frontier
I attended the LACPA conference a couple of weeks ago, and I found myself absolutely riveted by a presentation entitled, “The Brave New World of...
Unveiling the Spectrum
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) covers a wide array of experiences and challenges, with profound autism at one end representing individuals facing...
Neurodiversity and Creativity in the Arts
The unique perspectives and talents of neurodivergent people have long contributed to the richness of artistic expression, from mesmerizing music...
The Special Strengths of Autistic Minds
The brains of autistic people can have a remarkable ability to recognize patterns, an ability that draws many autistic people towards science,...
Celebrating Neurodiversity
The journey of understanding autism has been long and evolving, marked by shifts in perspective that have transformed how society views and supports...