51002news12657515661475895863<![CDATA[Family Ties Compel Some to Tackle Autism]]>2009-09-15T00:00:00-04:00Gregory Abowd, Distinguished Professor in Interactive Computing, realized while watching family videos that he and his wife missed signs of autism in their children as toddlers. He also realized his own work could help future parents spot those early signs. "There's nothing that beats having passion about something," Abowd says. Source: SimonsFoundation.org]]>47223https://www.simonsfoundation.org/web/sfari/news-and-commentary/all/-/asset_publisher/6Tog/content/family-ties-compel-some-scientists-to-tackle-autism?redirect=%2Fweb%2Fsfari%2Fnews-and-commentary%2Fall47223