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Autism research today

  Get a glimpse of the latest autism research, and what it may mean for the future understanding of the disorder.

Watch the TV--or you might get hurt

  May 12: Researchers say the number of children who've been hurt by falling furniture has jumped 41-percent since 1990, with nearly half of those injuries involving TVs. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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Autism seen as asset, not liability, in some jobs

Autism is often seen as a heartbreaking diagnosis. But in some careers, the very traits that are hallmarks of  some forms of the disorder are being seen as desirable job skills. Full story

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