Matt Carey is the parent of a child with multiple disabilities, including autism. He is also an industrial researcher in computer hardware. Due to his interest in autism and his research background, Carey has spent much of the past 10 years writing about research and alternative medicine on the blog Left Brain/Right Brain. He is also a former public member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.
Matt Carey
Industrial researcher and parent of a child with autism
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