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'NeuroTribes' Examines The History — And Myths — Of The Autism Spectrum

Steve Silberman talks about how Nazi extermination plans and a discredited scientific paper about childhood vaccines shaped our current understanding of autism.

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'NeuroTribes' Examines The History — And Myths — Of The Autism Spectrum

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From WHYY in Philadelphia