Autism Spectrum Disorder: Many Questions, Many Answers
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a developmental disorder that often interferes with a person's ability to communicate with and relate to others, affects about 1 in 68 school-age children. Dr. Bennett Leventhal, a psychiatry professor at UCSF, discusses the history and diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) such as autism and Asperger's. He also looks at the prevalence, assessment and risk factors.
| Autism Spectrum Disorder: Many Questions, Many Answers |
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