Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/autism-now-join-a-live-chat-wednesday-at-1-pm-et Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Autism Now: Join a Live Chat Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET Health Apr 19, 2011 4:21 PM EDT As part of the PBS NewsHour’s ongoing Autism Now series, join us Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) for an online panel discussion, hosted by correspondent Hari Sreenivasan about the state of autism research, treatment, understanding and more. The live event is open to the public, and readers are encouraged to log on and ask questions: Autism Now Live Chat The online discussion will feature: Geraldine Dawson is chief science officer for Autism Speaks and a professor in the University of North Carolina Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Martha Herbert, director of the TRANSCEND Research Program, is an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and a pediatric neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Caren Zucker worked with Robin MacNeil to produce the Autism Now series. She has produced many stories on the subject and is the mother of a 16-year old son with autism. Carol Santiago, who has a son with autism. She was interviewed for the Autism Now series. You can leave your questions in the comments section below, on the Autism Now feedback page or wait for the live chat to begin. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
As part of the PBS NewsHour’s ongoing Autism Now series, join us Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) for an online panel discussion, hosted by correspondent Hari Sreenivasan about the state of autism research, treatment, understanding and more. The live event is open to the public, and readers are encouraged to log on and ask questions: Autism Now Live Chat The online discussion will feature: Geraldine Dawson is chief science officer for Autism Speaks and a professor in the University of North Carolina Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Martha Herbert, director of the TRANSCEND Research Program, is an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and a pediatric neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Caren Zucker worked with Robin MacNeil to produce the Autism Now series. She has produced many stories on the subject and is the mother of a 16-year old son with autism. Carol Santiago, who has a son with autism. She was interviewed for the Autism Now series. You can leave your questions in the comments section below, on the Autism Now feedback page or wait for the live chat to begin. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now