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What Is Autism?

APR 03, 2020
A child neurologist talks about the challenges of autism.
What Is Autism?

(Inside Science) -- Audrey Brumback is a physician and scientist who specializes in the care of people with neurodevelopmental challenges such as autism. She leads a team of researchers in their quest to understand how changes in the brain’s electrical activity cause the symptoms that many people with these disorders experience. She is dedicated to finding new therapies to treat disorders and to helping parents find answers to questions about why their child might have autism.

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