Science on the radio report on Autism
Science on the radio report on Autism
Discussing autism with Dr. Brad Peterson, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia University and the New York state Psychiatric Institute. He describes the diagnostic criteria for the syndrome, and discusses his research into the brains of autistic individuals. He goes over the research in possible genetic and environmental causes of autism, and treatments, including educational therapies and a discussion of whether nutrition can play a role.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Dr. Brad Peterson interview
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Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Director of MRI Research
Suzanne Crosby Murphy Professor in Pediatric Neuropsychiatry
Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York State Psychiatric Institute