Author Archives: Joshua Kambala

So this is a tad bit late… That aside, after finishing 11th grade, I am excited to talk to you about our Winter Fundraiser 6 months ago that was amazingly successful. With generous donations from the community, we were able to raise nearly $500 which was used to buy essential products that low-income families needContinue reading “Winter Fundraiser 2022”

After returning from my trip to India, I read a 2021 article entitled Behavioral aspects and neurobiological properties underlying medical cannabis treatment in Shank3 mouse model of autism spectrum disorder by Shani Poleg and her colleagues. It is a study using a mice model of ASD to study the effects of medical cannabis, especially CBD-enriched,Continue reading “Medical Cannabis and Autism”

An interesting fact surrounding autism has always puzzled me. It’s the higher prevalence of autism in boys over girls. In 2014 estimates, out of the 1% autism rate in the world population, boys are 4 times more likely to have autism. One key difference between all males and females is the sex hormone testosterone. InContinue reading “Autism and Testosterone”

“The power of imagination” is a popular phrase. It refers to the ability of the human mind to think without limitation. I found a short, animated TED Talk that discusses this superpower. I want you, for a second, to imagine a lion dancing down the street. Chances are you have never seen such a sight,Continue reading “What Powers Imagination?”

For a while I have wondered why children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have or exhibit symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A quick google search will tell you that these two common neurodevelopmental disorders often co-occur. In fact, ADHD happens to be the most common co-occurrence in children with ADHD. This peakedContinue reading “The Link Between ASD and ADHD”

Today I went on PubMed.gov to find an article to discuss. I came across an article: Kang et al. (2019) Long-term benefit of Microbiota Transfer Therapy on autism symptoms and gut microbiota. You can find the free-access article in the link below. To summarize, this is a follow-up on a clinical trial after two yearsContinue reading “Microbiota Transfer Therapy”

This summer marks the first Autism Aid Fundraiser. We are very excited for this chance to give back to the autism community. It took a while to set things up. We had to register our nonprofit with the IRS and Autism Aid is now an official 501(c)(3). I had no idea how tough that wasContinue reading “Our First Fundraiser!”

I recently watched a TED talk about why the human brain is superior to every other living thing’s brain. “100 billion neurons” is a popular number to throw around concerning to amount of cells in our brain. In fact, I believe I have used this number in previous posts and papers for school-a testament toContinue reading “Is the Human Brain Special?”

I watched a TED talk today. Usually, I talk more about the presentation’s content then the actual speaker, but today I think the amazing accomplishments of Miguel Nicolelis and his team need to be discussed. Born in 1961, Miguel grew up in Brazil, the home of the 2014 Soccer World Cup. I mention that becauseContinue reading “Miguel Nicolelis”