Growing Up Different
Brief Synopsis
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Alan Alda meets several kids who are growing up different and the doctors and the researchers who are trying to mitigate the difficulties they face. Cochlear implants restore some hearing to a profoundly deaf child, the latest augmentative communication technology gives speech to a child without it,
Cast & Crew
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Graham Chedd
Director
Alan Alda
John Angier
Executive Producer
David Berenson
Editor
Graham Chedd
Producer
Graham Chedd
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (11/13/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Alan Alda meets several kids who are growing up different and the doctors and the researchers who are trying to mitigate the difficulties they face. Cochlear implants restore some hearing to a profoundly deaf child, the latest augmentative communication technology gives speech to a child without it, and new insights into the fundamental nature of autism may have implications for treatment.
Director
Graham Chedd
Director
Cast
Alan Alda
Crew
John Angier
Executive Producer
David Berenson
Editor
Graham Chedd
Producer
Graham Chedd
Executive Producer
Graham Chedd
Writer
Jeannie Choi
Associate Producer
Philip Corona
Production Manager
G John Garrett
Sound
Peter Hoving
Photography
Warren Jones
Post-Production Supervisor
Bill Kenney
On-Line Editor
Joseph Laney
Production Manager
Dan Lyons
Associate Producer
Dan Lyons
Photography
Susan Matthews
Other
Alan Morin
Animator
Alan Morin
Graphics
John Osborne
Sound
Randy Roos
Music
Steve Sherrick
Sound Mixer
Film Details
Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (11/13/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
