Program Contents: 26 minutes
Captioning: None
Copyright Date: 2005
Autism is a developmental disorder that affects multiple areas of development - like a child's ability to develop speech, language, communication, social skills - and that results in many behavioral peculiarities, like repetitive conduct. Explore what it means to be autistic, how you can recognize the signs of autism in your child, and hear about treatments and programs to help children learn to deal with the disorder.
Produced by Montefiore Medical Center in association with Thirteen/WNET New York. Rich Sabreen Enterprises, LLC, Executive Producers.