Perri Klass

Rate of autism diagnoses rises dramatically, cause unknown

Health & Medicine

In a report released Thursday, the Center for Disease Control estimated 1 in 88 children in the United States has received a diagnosis of autism or a related disorder. The report has renewed the debate over the causes and diagnostic criteria for autism.

Autism facts and fiction

Health & Medicine

Is Empathy Inherited or Taught? Listeners Respond

How Children Become Good Adults

Rate of Autism Diagnoses Rises Dramatically

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Do educational videos have educational value?

Arts, Culture & Media

Many people use educational videos with their young children with the hope that these shows will improve their development. But a new study out last week says these videos may in fact impede learning. When should children be allowed to watch television?

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Autism facts, autism fiction

Health & Medicine

Alleged causes and cures of autism spark confusion and debate, while once heralded studies (such as the Wakefield study linking MRR vaccines to autism in 1998) occasionally get retracted. What’s true and what’s not?

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The downsides of ‘time outs’ for children

Health & Medicine

An advocate for an approach called “unconditional parenting” says that time outs and positive reinforcements are actually bad for children later in life. We speak to author Alfie Kohn and pediatrician and mother Perri Klass.

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