Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn is a New York-based writer who specializes in science, health and medicine. She is the author of The Death of Cancer and The Empty Room. She lives in New York City, with her husband, the writer Paul Raeburn, and two sons.
Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
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The controversy over autism’s most common therapy
Applied behavioral analysis is the most widely used therapy for autism, but some people say its drills and routines are cruel, and its aims misguided.
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10 August 2016 | 20 min read
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