Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
More than half a million people in the U.S. today have some form of autism, yet since it was first discovered in nineteen-forty-three, doctors have been able to describe its symptoms, but not its cause. Guests join Kathy Merritt to discuss new research on autism’s origins, and the effect of nutrition and other environmental factors on people with autism.
Guests
- Dr. Phillip Pearl Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at George Washington University School of Medicine; also Attending Neurologist at Childrens' National Medical Center in Washington DC; also a Special Researcher at National Institute of Health.
- Dr. Marie Bristol-Power, PhD Coordinator of the Network on Neurobiology and Genetics of Autism, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at NIH
- Dr. Kathy Silver Katz, PhD Pediatric Psychologist, Georgetown University Medical Center
- Karyn Seroussi Author of "Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder" (Pub: Simon & Schuster)
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