Autism
By Seattle Mag July 22, 2013
This article originally appeared in the August 2013 issue of Seattle magazine.
Charles A. Cowan*, M.D., Seattle Children’s, Developmental Pediatrics, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 206.987.2204; Seattle Children’s Hospital; Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 1968; autism, Asperger’s syndrome
Bryan H. King, M.D., Seattle Children’s, Autism Center, 4909 25th Ave. NE, Seattle, 206.987.8080; Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center; Medical College of Wisconsin, 1983; autism and related conditions
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