Home > Pediatrics > Autism Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Sep 11, 2008 by PCronin, Views: 5284 Pegeen Cronin, PhD, from the UCLA Autism clinic, along with other doctors discusses the expanding knowledge base available in the evaluation and treatment of autism in children. I heard that there is an epidemic of autism in the past few years. How is that possible, no nuclear explosion, no mutant viruses. It is the same ol kids not paying attention, now being diagnosed with autism. Redneck4l 11.8 years ago