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The 6th Floor Blog: Behind the Cover Story: Jennifer Kahn on Prepsychopathic Children

Jennifer Kahn answers questions about the complexities in giving children a "prepsychopathic" diagnosis.

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Grandin on the autism surge

In the last few weeks, new autism figures have created widespread controversy among American parents. In early April, the CDC released its latest, shocking report on the disorder, which showed a massive uptick in the number of diagnoses -- according to the numbers, one in 88 children and one in 54 boys are now on the autism spectrum. That's an astonishing 78 percent increase since 2002. In the ...

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Attachment Parenting, Detached Debate

Time touched a nerve this week with its provocative cover photo of 26-year-old Jamie Lynne Grumet and her 3-year-old son standing on a chair next to her, nursing her left breast while both stare directly (and unapologetically) at readers.