From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism
Episodes
White Broad Series (Audio Version): Thalamic Reticular Nucleus, Sensory Gating, & Inhibition with Autism
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is an audio version of a white broad series covering inhibition/thalamic reticular nucleus. See the video to follow along.This episode provides a...
Len Arcuri: Root Causes Over Symptoms & Transforming Autism Parenting
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Len Arcuri. Len is a devoted father turned passionate advocate who shares his transformative journey with raw honesty and profound i...
White Board Series (Audio Version): Listening Dissonance
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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White Board Series (Audio Version): Neurulation & Mesencephalon
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Audio version of a White Board Series to help explain the content of the podcast.Here: https://youtu.be/wCWOM5Dyp2kShorts:https://youtu.be/G5I63MIC8OE...
White Board Series (Audio Version): Spindle Neurons, Salience Network & Autism
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the audio version of a White Board Series.Video https://youtu.be/ocE0__RrTjM?si=oYsu4v4vyunt9RMDInsula and Salience Network https://youtu.be/X...
White Board Series (Audio Version): Autism's Sensory Processing & Minicolumns
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the audio for a video/white board instruction on Autism & Minicolumns.Here: https://youtu.be/G-DCzqle98A?si=432B8QQBSarS9Grzhttps://youtu....
Autism & Auditory: Low Inhibition + High Excitation = Sensory Overload
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting with von Békésy’s traveling wave and the cochlea’s +80 mV biological battery, we move millisecond-by-millisecond through the auditory b...
The Art of Medicine Is Dying: Dr. Sabine Hazan on Transforming Autism & Disease Through the Gut
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sabine Hazan is a pioneering gastroenterologist and the first physician to launch a private microbiome testing lab in the U.S. In this powerful ep...
Excitatory Neurons: The Brain’s “Go” Signal & Autism
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives deep into excitatory neurons—the brain’s primary “go” signal—and their outsized role in the Autistic phenotype. We explor...
Thalamic Reticular Nucleus (TRN), Sensory Gating & Autism
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode examines the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), a GABAergic structure that filters sensory inputs to the thalamus, influencing sensory ...
Sonic Hedgehog & Inhibitory Neurons in Autism
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode explores the role of inhibitory neurons & the Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) gene in shaping the Autistic phenotype, focusing on the excitat...
(Re-Release) Autism & Parkinson's
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the connections between Autism and Parkinson's, focusing particularly on the basal ganglia and its substructures, notably ...
Ahmad Ammous, MD: Exposing Medicine’s Profit Mills & Embracing Quantum Biology's Healing Powers
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Ahmad Ammous, MD, exposes the profit-driven "profit mills" of modern medicine, critiquing its reliance on pills to manage symptom...
Autism and Speech, Language, & Communication Disorders
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is all about Autism and its associated communication disorders, as outlined in the DSM-5-TR, focusing on social communication disorder...
Decoding the Brain: How Reading Works in Autism and Dyslexia
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is all about Reading. We will go through the entire process from the moment light hits the retina (50-100ms) to formulating speech...
Visual Thinking part 2: Machine Learning/AI, Catalogs for Categories, & Accelerated Learning
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode continues with visual thinking. We will learn more about the accelerated learning patterns with visual thinking and the Autistic pheno...
Visual Thinking part 1: Neurobiology & Autistic's Intense Inner World
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is all about visual thinking. We will explore vivid mental imagery and sensory processing. We will cover why Autistic individuals proc...
Parvalbumin Interneurons & the Autistic Phenotype
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is about excitation-inhibition with specific attention with an inhibitory neuron called parvalbumin interneurons (PVINs). The discussi...
Tristan Scott & Daylight Computer Company’s Revolution in Human-Friendly Tech
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Tristan Scott, an electrical engineer and head of operations at Daylight Computer Company. Tristan delivers a dynamic discussion on ...
Dr. Nirosha Murugan: Biophotons Illuminating Life with Energy & Information
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Dr. Nirosha Murugan, a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Biophysics and Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. Muruga...
Dr. Kenda Rigdon: The Gut's Microbial Ecosystem, Yeast, Melanin, Birth, & Development
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Dr. Kenda Rigdon. Dr. Rigdon is a microbiologist with a PhD in microbiology and virology from the University of Alabama at Birmingha...
(Re-Release) Autism & Gastrointestinal Problems
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, we will explore a common problem with Autism- the Gastrointestinal Tract. The one consistent finding with Autism and GI is a problem e...
Relationship of B.2 Strict Schedules & B.3 Fixated Interests: Path, Meaning, & Love
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we will cover B2 (insistence on sameness, inflexible routines, and ritualized behaviors) and B3 (highly restricted, fixated inter...
(Re-Release) Autism and Mitochondria: Biophysics meets Biochemistry
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the mitochondria. You know mitochondria as the "powerhouse" of the cell, but this biological process is biophysics meeting...
Part 2: Supplementing Relationships with Self-Directed Communication
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the concept of supplementing relationships in Autism, focusing on the vivid internal dialogues and imaginative "movies" th...
Samantha Fox: M.A., CCC-SLP, S2C: Autism, Apraxia, & Spelling 2 Communicate
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Samantha Fox. Sam is a Speech-Language Pathologist with a Master’s from Kent State University and the founder of, Beyond Speech Th...
Part 1: Supplementing Relationships with Visual Thinking
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we will expand on Autism & Relationships and introduce a very fascinating phenomena of "Supplementing" relationships. We will...
(Re-Release) Autism & Relationships
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships are challenging.In this episode, we explore some of the Autistic phenotype challenges in relationships. We discuss symptoms from criteri...
John Coates, RF Safe: RF Radiation, Health, & The Need for Change
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, John Coates from RF Safe returns to provide valuable and needed information about the harms of Radio Frequency Radiation and our ...
Spindle Neurons, Salience Network, & Social Behaviors
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore spindle neurons, also known as von Economo neurons (VENs), discovered by Constantine von Economo in the 1920s. These large,...
(Re-Release) Dr. Catherine Lord: The Evolution of Autism Assessment, Challenges with Understanding the Spectrum of Autism, and Barriers in the Medical and Education Systems for Autism
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss Autism with Dr. Catherine Lord. Dr. Lord is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Education at UCLA and one of the f...
Leptin, Biophotons, & Autism's Development
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the impact of tech use and blue light on circadian biology, exploring how melanopsin and chromophores regulate physiology,...
Katie Asher: Understanding Communication, Telepathy, and Spiritual Existence
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is a special Mother's Day edition with Katie Asher. Katie is a devoted mother of five and founder of Asher House, who shares her inspir...
John Coates, RF Safe: The harms of non-native Electromagnetic Fields (nnEMF) and Regulations
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is John Coates. John is the founder of RFsafe, and he is on a mission from a personal commitment to understand and educate the harms of...
Dr. Reza Shadmehr: Computational Motor Control & The Cerebellum
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode we learn about the cerebellum with Dr. Reza Shadmehr. Dr. Shadmehr is a trailblazing neuroscientist whose groundbreaking work has ...
Autism, Sensory Map & Serotonin
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the critical role of serotonin in shaping sensory maps within the brain, a process vital for interpreting sensory input an...
(Re-Release) Autism & Education
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss Autism and Education. We explore some current condition within education and some personal experiences. Specifically, the ...
Tryptophan, Microtubulus, & Mitosis
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the critical role of tryptophan, an aromatic amino acid, in forming tubulin—the key protein building microtubules, which act a...
(Re-Release) The Roles of Oxytocin & Vasopressin in the Autistic Phenotype
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore Oxytocin and Vasopressin's vast roles in Human Biology. We time travel to cover the evolution of the two molecules and lea...
Autism, Circadian Rhythms & Protocols
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we navigate the fascinating world of circadian rhythms and their profound impact on our health. We cover essential biology and protoc...
Dr. Richard Frye, MD, PhD: All about Leucovorin & Benefits for the Autistic Phenotype
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we discuss the roles and sensitivity of mitochondria with Dr. Richard Frye, MD, PhD. Dr. Frye received an MD and a PhD in Physiology...
Nicole Rincon, PA-C: Various Biomarkers including Gastrointestinal Issues & Autism
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Rincon https://www.nicolerincon.comNicole's X https://x.com/NicoleRinconPARossignol Clinic https://rossignolmedicalcenter.comTACA Info: https:/...
Neurulation, Neuroepithelial Cells, & Mesencephalon
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why doesn't the MESENCEPHALON further subdivide into larger regions of the brain?In this episode, we will expand on the neurulation time and focus on ...
Autism, Neurulation, and Embryogenesis
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we go into the science of embryogenesis, focusing on neurulation—the critical process where the neural tube forms, laying the g...
Part 2 Autism and Sensory Processing: Scientific Literature
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we expand on Autism and Sensory Processing. We return to the mesencephalon—a brainstem region with superior and inferior collic...
Part 1 Autism and Sensory Processing: Intro to Senses & Melanin
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we discuss Autism and sensory processing. The episode expands on the concept of the mesencephalon (midbrain), touching on the sup...
Autism and Eye Movements
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the connections between autism and eye movements, starting with the underappreciated role of eyes in human biology. We emp...
Autism and Speech & Language
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the intricate relationship between Autism and speech & language, emphasizing the critical role of neuroscience in unde...
Jill Escher: Understanding the Rates and Causes of Autism
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the intricate world of autism research with Jill Escher, a dedicated philanthropist, lawyer, and parent to two Autistic yo...
Autism and the Basal Ganglia: Repetition, Sameness, & Habits
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into defining the Autistic Phenotypes, emphasizing that while these traits are straightforward to identify, understanding th...
Autism and Parkinson's
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the connections between Autism and Parkinson's, focusing particularly on the basal ganglia and its substructures, notably ...
(Re-Release) Cause of Autism: Autism is a Modern Biological Adaptation to a Common Environmental Change- Light.
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Autism just magically shows up.In this episode, we explore neuroplasiticity in our biology for one common environmental change- Light. Please consider...
Autism and the Basal Ganglia: "Motivations" & Movements from Learning and Habits
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the Basal Ganglia. The basal ganglia are a group of subcortical nuclei that play a crucial role in orchestrating movement....
The Autistic Phenotype & How Internal Calculators shape our Preference
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The biology that gives us Autism allows us to be comfortable within ourselves.Our biology orients the Autistic towards our internal state. This is mor...
A connection with Autism & Parkinson's: Thyroid
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding the roles of Thyroid with Autism & Parkinson's, and what is the missing link.Research misses the link. Do not rely on research to co...
This is my experience 4: Autism and Others
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consider how the autistic phenotype might be judged. We spend more time in educational settings, but our interactions extend beyond these environments...
A Year in Review
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Year in Review from previous episodes. 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Warning Against Comparing Rates; why comparing autism rates across different time perio...
This is my experience 3: Autism and Eye Contact
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss some difficulties with eye contact for the Autistic phenotype. Sensory processing and the rate of information comes fast, ...
Dr. Kristen Lyall, ScD: Modifiable Risk Factors & Autism
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Dr. Kristen Lyall, ScD. Dr. Lyall received a Doctor of Science in Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. During her post...
This is my experience 2: Autism and Education & Social Communication
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this brief episode, we discuss keeping up in the classroom during teacher lecture. Specifically, we discuss the delays in sensory processing, takin...
Biological Energy: Quantum Mechanisms, Water, DHA, and NF-kB
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we discussing transferring energy from the environment across our biology. We discuss a few quantum theories, atoms, molecules, w...
This is my experience 1: Autism and Education Problem
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
These are comments about my opinion and experience with education- the classroom and the school day. There are many contrasts to the Autistic phenotyp...
Dr. Hanna Stevens, MD & PhD: The Relationship of the Placenta, Womb, & Development
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today’s episode, Dr. Hanna Stevens joins me to discuss early prenatal factors of early brain development. Dr. Stevens received an MD and PhD in ...
Part 2 Origins of Autism: Asperger's Autistic Intelligence ("little professors")
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we go back to the origins of Autism. It seems necessary because of the recent shifts in what is Autism and the confusion in the r...
Part 1 Origins of Autism: Kanner kids
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we go back to the origins of Autism. It seems necessary because of the recent shifts in what is Autism and the confusion in the r...
Dr. Eric Weiss, MD: Umbilical Cord Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine for Autism
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, Dr. Eric Weiss, MD, explains an exciting medical approach for Autism. Dr. Weiss, who holds board certification in Plastic and Rec...
Nicole Rincon, PA-C: Insights into Pregnancy & Managing Autism Risks
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, Nicole Rincon, PA-C, returns to discuss the risks associated with Autism development. The conversation spans from before concepti...
Autism and Relationships
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships are challenging.In this episode, we explore some of the Autistic phenotype challenges in relationships. We discuss symptoms from criteri...
Dr. Theresa Regan, PhD & CAS: Understanding & Navigating Life as an Adult with Autism
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we speak with Dr. Theresa Regan, PhD & CAS, about adolescents and adults with Autism. Dr. Regan is a neuropsychologist with o...
Nicole Rincon, PA-C: Investigating Autism from a Parental and Functional Medicine Approach
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss Autism with Nicole Rincon, PA-C from Rossignol Medical Center. Nicole Rincon is a board-certified Physician Assistant (PA-...
J.D. Barker on Unlocking Autism's Superpowers: Creativity, Imagination & Intelligence
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today’s episode, we discuss Autism with J.D. Barker. J.D. is a New York Times and International Best-Selling Author. His debut novel, Forsaken, ...
Autism and the Default Mode Network
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss Autism and the Default Mode Network. According to Lisa Feldman-Barrett, the Default Mode Network has many names because it...
Dr. Yehezkel Ben-Ari: Early Detection & Treatment of Autism & Questioning the Direction of Research
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we discuss Autism with Dr. Yehezkel Ben-Ari. Dr. Ben-Ari is a pioneer in the field of human development with over five decades of...
Research at UT-Austin using Infrared Light
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For today, just a brief introduction to research beginning at UT-Austin, University of Texas at Austin, led by Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima. The study ...
Eye-Tracking as an Early Biomarker of Autism
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss eye-tracking as an early biomarker for Autism. Eye-tracking, on infants, improve assessment outcomes at young ages, as you...
Dr. Richard Frye, MD, PhD: Understanding the Roles and Sensitivity of Mitochondrial Functioning
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we discuss the roles and sensitivity of mitochondria with Dr. Richard Frye, MD, PhD. Dr. Frye received an MD and a PhD in Physiology...
Autism and Mitochondria: Biophysics meets Biochemistry
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the mitochondria. You know mitochondria as the "powerhouse" of the cell, but this biological process is biophysics meeting...
An Overlooked Distinction of Autism and ADHD: These are Two Different Conditions
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we challenge the modern trend of Autism and ADHD comorbid diagnosis. We will use children from Kanner and Asperger to show these so-c...
Jonathan Mitchell: Senior Citizen Autistic, Author, and Advocate Challenging the Status Quo of Research and Neurodiversity
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Jonathan Mitchell. Jonathan is a senior citizen Autistic, Author of numerous novels and blogs, and stands up for the purpose of Auti...
B.3- This is Autism- Restricted, Fixated INTERESTS that are (Blank) in INTENSITY or FOCUS
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hans Asperger called the children "little professors"- This is Autism.In this episode, we explore criteria B.3, which is the core of Autism. Donald Tr...
Autism Research- if it is not finding the Cause, what is the purpose?
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore typical topics with Autism research and try to understand the purpose. Autism research is confounding, and maybe, lacks di...
Autism and Gastrointestinal Problems, and exploring how changes in Light have major implications
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, we will explore a common problem with Autism- the Gastrointestinal Tract. The one consistent finding with Autism and GI is a problem e...
Autism and the Womb, and expanding Artificial Light as a possible cause of Autism
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore Autism developing in the embryo. We will review a couple Scientific papers discussing specific time frames of development ...
Understanding the Rates of Autism: History, Classifications, Symptoms, Assessments, and Vaccines
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore some critical dates and understanding of Autism. We will time travel from 1911 to 2024 with a goal of understanding why th...
Cause of Autism: Autism is a Modern Biological Adaptation to a Common Environmental Change- Light.
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Autism just magically shows up.In this episode, we explore neuroplasiticity in our biology for one common environmental change- Light. Please consider...
Dr. Leanna Hernandez: Genetic Variation and Brain Connectivity of Autism, the Oxytocin Receptor Gene, and Sex- and Diagnosis-Differences
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss Autism with Dr. Leanna Hernandez. Dr. Hernandez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehaviora...
Autism and the Salience Network, and topics to prepare for a future episode about Sex-and-Diagnosis Differences and the Nucleus Accumbens (NAc)
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We expand on a critical network discussed in the Autism and Adaptive Responses episode. The biology that gives us Autism, gives us a condition the out...
The Roles of Oxytocin and Vasopressin in the Autistic Phenotype
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore Oxytocin and Vasopressin's vast roles in Human Biology. We time travel to cover the evolution of the two molecules and lea...
Dr. Catherine Lord: The Evolution of Autism Assessment, Challenges with Understanding the Spectrum of Autism, and Barriers in the Medical and Education Systems for Autism
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss Autism with Dr. Catherine Lord. Dr. Lord is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Education at UCLA and one of the f...
Autism and Adaptive Responses, and exploring the mPFC, ACC, and Insula
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore three regions associated with social awareness- the medial Prefrontal Cortex, the Anterior Cingulate Cortex, and the Insul...
Autism and Anxiety
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss biology of anxiety, responses from anxiety, and common situations causing anxiety with Autism. The stress response system ...
Autism and Employment
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we cover Autism and employment- some Superpowers and some Superdeficits. We discuss different types of work that are easier and fit o...
Autism and Education
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss Autism and Education. We explore some current condition within education and some personal experiences. Specifically, the ...
Happy Mother's Day
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is no question Mothers that have children with Autism are incredible. You are loved and appreciated.
What is Autism: Part 2 of Criteria B: Will the so-called normal people accept our "differences," or Not?
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Criteria B is Autism. Hans Aspergers called the children with the syndrome "little professors." This is Autism. Our routines and fixated interests. Au...
What is Autism: Part 2 of Criteria A- Can you fit in, or Not? Are you like the so-called "normal" people, or Not?
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't try to change an Autistic Person because they are "different" than you. In this episode, we explore more examples of Criteria A- Deficits in Soc...
Part 2: Excitation / Inhibition Imbalance with Autism and Metabolic "Bank" Account and Demands, and Background Biology
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of the Excitation and Inhibition phenomena, we discuss Metabolic "bank" account and demands of navigating the social world. We discuss if we...
Part 1: Excitation / Inhibition Imbalance with Autism and Development, Melanin, Melanopsin, and BDNF
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the Excitation and Inhibition Phenomena in Autism. There are many biological aspects implicating the E/I balance, and the ...
Common Genetic and Proteins Associated with Autism, and I play Tug-of-War with Barbed-Wire
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss common genetic and proteins implicated with Autism. This episode is all about preparing for a future episode about Excitat...
What is Autism: Deficits in Social Communication and Interaction
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we discuss Criteria A in the DSM-5-TR, which involves social communication and interaction. We discuss various aspects of the soci...