New Treatment Directions for Autism Spectrum Disorders – Neuromodulation

• By: Eric London, MD NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
• October 1st, 2017
• brain, fall 2017 issue, medication, neurology, treatment
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Much of our psychiatric and neurologic knowledge is based on a “lesion model.” When there is an intact nervous system and something happens, such as a stroke or bleed, some tissue is destroyed and deficits may remain. In autism and related developmental disorders, instead of one discreet area...