From my earliest memories, I wanted to become a doctor — because I wanted to fix my family. You see, although nobody knew the names and the terms at the time, both my father and my brother had Asperger’s Syndrome.

I studied the brain from inside and out. I became a neurosurgeon and I worked in psychiatric drug development. For the past 40 years I practiced medicine in every type of situation imaginable — from the US Army to prisons to community mental health centers to exclusive private psychiatric hospitals and clinics.

Now I’m devoting my life to helping those whose lives are affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

I don’t believe mainstream medicine is doing a good job. The cost-containment model of healthcare in America doesn’t allow very much help to actually reach the patients.

I’m here for the patients AND the families. I have seen major improvements in patients and I have been researching ways to help that are not strictly drug oriented.

I want families and — yes, even patients — to contribute to the conversation, to compare notes, and to look for ways to improve life for everyone involved.

I will share my knowledge and I will answer questions. I’ll do whatever I can.

Feel free to ask me questions and I’ll answer them in this blog.