Is there an epidemic of autism?
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Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker, the parent of an autistic child and author of the book "Unstrange Minds," joined Kerri Miller in the UBS Forum to discuss his research and his views on the alarming number of children being diagnosed with autism. Recorded on May 3, 2007.
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