May 11, 2007

Autism Unveiled

By RICHARD MONASTERSKY

In a personal journey, an anthropologist charts how society —and his own family —deals with this increasingly common disorder

Roy Richard Grinker started his training in psychiatry before he hit puberty. As an 11-year-old growing up in Chicago, he spent Saturday afternoons getting his medical education at the home of his grandfather, a seminal figure in American psychiatry. In one-on-one seminars, the young boy learned how to diagnose manic depression and

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