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Autism Vox

by Kristina Chew, PhD on August 14th, 2007

How fast do gene frequencies change?

From Gene Expression on economic historian Greg Clark’s new book, A Farewell to Alms. The question of “how quickly do genes change” is of interest in regard to autism: If autism is genetic, how to account for the rising prevalence rate of the past generat
“These kids are amazing. Who wouldn’t want to teach them?”

Your Mama’s Mad Tedious: Diary of a Special Ed Teacher (in NYC) on “How Aspergery are You?”: “While other teachers seem to get exasperated by their students with Asperger’s and autism, I get along with them easily. I really don’t get the problem.”