Understanding Autism

Autism is growing at a shocking rate, affecting millions of Americans. While many of us know little about this disorder, individuals and families are trying to create more awareness, and researchers are trying to uncover autism's causes and effects. We'll look at what autism is and what we're learning about it. Laura's guests are Stephen Shore, a graduate student at Boston University who lives with autism, author of numerous books on autism disorders and board member of the Autism Society of America; Rae Sonnenmaier, Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability; and Stacey Shannon, president of the Autism Society of New Hampshire.