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Autism Awareness in Healthcare

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Tonya Turner, Associate Director for Clinical Services and registered dietician and nutrition specialist at the Weight Management Center at MUSC

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Jane Charles about efforts underway to make hospitals more autism friendly for children and adults on the autism spectrum.  Dr. Charles is Professor and Gilliam Chair for the Study of Developmental Disabilities at MUSC Children’s Hospital.

Bobbi Conner has been producing and hosting public radio programs for over 30 years. She was the longtime host of the national Parents Journal public radio program. Conner has lived in the Charleston area for over twenty years.