Autism: Searching for Causes
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on Aug 19, 2008 by Gabriela Quirós, Producer
for QUEST Northern CaliforniaTopics: Biology, Health, Television
Science Education Collections: Grade 7
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In California today, 37,000 people, mostly children, receive treatment for the most severe form of autism. This is a sevenfold increase from 15 years ago, prompting officials to call the situation a public health crisis. QUEST takes an intimate look at Northern California autism researchers as they study everything from saliva samples to carpet dust in hopes of cracking the mystery.
Tags: autism, kqed, pbs, QUESTAdditional Links
- MARBLES study
- SEED study
- Understanding Genetics Blog: Ways to get autism that do not run in the family
- Understanding Genetics Blog: Gene Lost, Autism Gained
- Producer's Notes for Autism: Searching for Causes
