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Testimony/Comments on Gluten in Medications for FDA (Continued) by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum It's not easy to find your way through the gov documents to locate public submissions to the FDA regarding public commentary on gluten in medications.  After a bit of whin ... Read on »
Tagging Celiac in Digital Pharmacy Files: Attorneys Get Your Parachutes Ready by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I recently wrote a piece about my frustrations in determining whether certain medications were gluten-free or not (summary note: It's not always easy to determine).  I als ... Read on »
It takes a village (or two condos and a non-profit) to compost by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I bumped in to my neighbor, Peter, who lives across the street in the old Cracker Factory (condo in Keene, NH).  Mary Ann (from the non-profit business incubator nearby) h ... Read on »
College Profs' nightmare: Custom Paper Writers on Net by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum It's one thing for people to cook up awful ways to make money ("let's write papers for students so they don't have to do it themselves!"), but another thing when they go o ... Read on »
Tags and strange bedfellows: Space Travel and College Kids Gone Wild by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Jon Udell recently talked about tags and how they can serve as a connector in communities.  As a humorous (I think) note to that, I have observed that the college student ... Read on »
My Comments Submitted to FDA on Gluten labeling of Medicines by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Document Details Lawrence Anderew Welkowitz - Comment Document ID: FDA-2011-N-0842-0037 Document Type: Public ... Read on »
Thoughts About Keene State College President and Provost Leaving by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Last week both the President and the Provost of our College announced that they were leaving, one to be President of a university in Philadelphia, the other to be Chancell ... Read on »
Gluten-Free labeling of Medicine: What Exactly are the FDA rules? by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I recently talked about a frustrating experience in trying to find out whether chewable aspirin I purchased contained gluten.  The label said it contained "starch" but did ... Read on »
Y-Combinator, Connectors, Success by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Emma Haak and David Lidsky interviewed scores of techies in the Valley to figure out their paths to success.  An infographic of their interviews can be found on Cliff Kuan ... Read on »
Additional Comments on Twitter in Class by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Yesterday I posted some preliminary thoughts on my talk at the "Secret Revolution" tech conference on campus where I'll be talking about Twitter in the classroom.  I'd lik ... Read on »
From John Carley of GRASP: A Patient Advocacy Group's View on DSM Changes by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Interesting arguments are being made on both sides of the divide on whether to tighten up DSM criteria for Autism Specturm Disorders.  Here's a message sent out by John Ca ... Read on »
Tech, Twitter, Chalkboard: What to Say at "Secret Revolution" Tech Conference? by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I'll be giving a brief talk this friday at "The Secret Revolution" Tech/Ed conference at the College (1:50pm, Student Center).  I'll discuss my experiment this year using ... Read on »
Does your pharmacist know (or care) if your medication is gluten-free? by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum What a long strange trip its been tonight after purchasing a bottle of Equaline chewable aspirin (81mg) at my local Shaws Supermarket.  My question: Is it gluten-free? Whi ... Read on »
Stamps.com, auto grocery pay, busing your own tables at Panera's...and the Economy (Stupid) by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I remember a year or so ago when our small town Post Office installed a self-service kiosk.  I refused to use it, even just to buy stamps.  When I told a postal worker tha ... Read on »
Today's Panel on Hate Grafitti on Campus: Collecting my Thoughts by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I'll be part of a panel discussion today on campus at 4pm to discuss recent grafitti episodes in dormitories that involved swastikas and other hateful markings on doors of ... Read on »
Change in ASD diagnosis: Word from the Street by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I just this received this email from Michael Carley of GRASP re: controversy surrounding proposed changes in ASD diagnosis: On 1/24/12 12:04 AM, "Michael John Carley" ... Read on »
Bill in NH would allow students to carry guns on campus: My comments in Today's Keene Sentinel by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum From today's Keene Sentinel, the major news source for southwest New Hampshire: Measure seeks to allow weapons on college campuses Measure seeks to allow weapons o ... Read on »
Keeping in touch with your child: Using iMapMyRun for iPhone by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum This afternoon I checked iMapMyRun on my phone only to discover that my almost 16 year old daughter was in the middle of a trail run along Otter Brook.  I tracked her as s ... Read on »
Any advice for my Undergraduate Seminar in Autism at Keene State College? by Dr. Larry W. Doctor of Philosophy Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Here is a list of some of the readings for my upcoming Seminar in Autism at the College: 1. Helping Children with Autism Learn: Treatment Approaches for Parents and Pr ... Read on »