Autism Scientists Seek Answers, for Their Own Children's Sake

Kevin Pelphrey and his children.

 

Neuroscientist Kevin Pelphrey has earned a Ph.D., a long list of awards and million-dollar grants from the National Institutes of Health.

None of that impresses his 6-year-old son, Kenneth.

" 'Dad,' he says, 'why haven't you cured autism yet?' "