_The r-word_

[Dan Nussbaum]

As a Developmental Pediatrician and possibly the only one on this list, I can tell the esteemed members that for many years people on the Autistic Spectrum were considered retarded. We no longer do so.


Daniel Nussbaum II, MD, FAAP
Retired Developmental Pediatrician
New Bedford, Massachusetts

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