Autism

Friday 05/11/2012 Rebroadcast — Monday 08/20/2012

In this episode of the Brain Series, a panel of psychiatrists tackle the difficult subject of autism, and Alison Singer describes what it's like to raise an autistic child

People in this video: Donald J. Cohen Eric Kandel Uta Frith Gerald Fischbach Alison Singer Matthew State
Collection: The Brain Series

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Autism
Health, Science
Air Date 05/11/2012
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